Checking names incorrect>>>

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Hi,

It seams that the Check Names function in Outlook (2002) is not working
properly: if I type any email address containing <@> and <.> signs in the
"to", "cc" or "bcc" fields and than press Check Names button, the name is
underlined, although it doesn't exist in any address book (e.g. (e-mail address removed),
(e-mail address removed)). This gives a false impression to my users that the names was checked
when actually wasn't at all. Is there any fix for this?

Thanks,
Dragan Misina

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

This is by design. Outlook does not validate SMTP-format addresses against your address book. Check Names is designed to take names -- not addresses -- and look up the corresponding address.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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