XFOR: Return Address From MSMail User Reads SMTP:IMCEAMS
Article ID: 175707
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q175707
SUMMARY
When a Microsoft Mail user sends mail through the Microsoft Mail Connector
and then out to the Internet using the Internet Mail Service, the Reply
address may have the following format:
My Name [SMTP:IMCEAMS-msnet_mspo_myname@company.com]
MORE INFORMATION
This is known as an encapsulated address. This only occurs when the
Microsoft Mail user does not have a Custom Recipient defined on the
Exchange Server computer. The Internet Mail Service "encapsulates" the
address to give the recipient of the message a route back to the sender.
When the message is replied to, it is routed back to the Internet Mail
Service that sent the message (@company.com in this example). The Internet
Mail Service then removes the encapsulation and "pulls out" the 10\10\10
address for the Microsoft Mail user (MSNET\MSPO\MYNAME in this example).
The Exchange Server computer then routes the message to Microsoft Mail
based on its routing tables.
Additional query words: XFOR, IMS, SMTP, encapsulate, IMSEAMS
Keywords: KB175707