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Title:Microsoft Exchange Server
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Moderator:FLASK2::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 17 1995
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Thu Jun 05 1997
Number of topics:1099
Total number of notes:5174

935.0. "Reverse name lookup" by INDYX::ram (Ram Rao, PBPGINFWMY) Tue Mar 18 1997 00:18

How does one do reverse name lookup on our Exchange servers.  What I
mean is how do I map a Digital1 assigned login name such as RaoRa to
a real person name such as "Ram Rao"?  The Address Book Find only
allows mapping to go the other way.

My reason for doing this is to find a less-horrible mangling of my
name that is not assigned, and request that my Username be changed
to it.

Thanks,

Ram
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935.1Its not easy, but it suits your purpose...DYPSS1::YINGLINGDave (N8UTX), NSIS, Dayton, OH USATue Mar 18 1997 14:3813
One way to accomplish your task is to:

1.  Compose a new message
2.  Click in the type-in area to the right of the TO: box
3.  Type in the alias you want to reverse map, i.e, RaoRa
4.  Peform a Check Name (press <CTRL>K)

If the alias maps to an Exchange directory object, the alias will change to the
display name - at which time you can right click and get the properties.

Regards,

Dave
935.2XSTACY::imladris.ilo.dec.com::grainneGrainne Ni ChoilighTue Mar 18 1997 14:4715
Assuming that the user's SMTP alias name is their DIGITAL2n
domain account name, then from the Exchange address book 'Find' 
enter the account name as 'alias name'. I just tried this for
the example you gave of your own name, and it worked. However, 
it failed on my own name, which is 'Grainne Ni Choiligh' (where
'Ni' is part of the surname and performs a similar function to
the 'Di' and 'De' in Italian and Spanish names.) My DIGITAL2
account name and my SMTP are both 'Nichoiligh' but the Exchange
alias name field is 'Ni Choiligh.' Hmmm ...

My limited experimentation suggests that it seems to always
work for people with one-word surnames, including apostrophes
(e.g. O'Sullivan) and including contractors. It also works
for some two-part names.