Recipient Properties > E-Mail Addresses Tab > E-Mail Address (RTM)

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007

Use the SMTP Address and Custom Address dialog boxes to specify a new e-mail address and address type for the recipient. This dialog box appears when you click Add or Edit on the E-mail Addresses tab in a recipient's property page.

Note

To open the Custom Address dialog box, on the E-Mail Addresses tab, click the down arrow next to Add, and then click Custom Address.

  • E-mail address
    Use this box to type the new address.

    Note

    Exchange validates Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) addresses for proper formatting. If your entry is inconsistent with SMTP format, an error message will be displayed when you click OK.

  • E-mail type

    • Use this box to type the e-mail address type. The e-mail address type cannot exceed 9 characters.

    • The e-mail address type is the identifying proxy information for the e-mail address. Exchange uses this information to determine how to process the e-mail address.

      Note

      In the SMTP Address dialog box, this box is automatically populated with SMTP and cannot be modified.

    • Examples of custom e-mail types include X400, GroupWise, and Lotus Notes.

    • This box is disabled when editing existing e-mail addresses.