Check that your Recipient Update Service is configured to point to a valid DC and Exchange server. Mark Fugatt MCSE, MCT, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Rochester, NY Tel: 585 586 3890 Cell: 585 576 4750 http://www.4mcts.com <http://www.4mcts.com/> http://www.exchangetrainer.com <http://www.exchangetrainer.com/> _____ From: Johnny Yeo [mailto:johnny@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:12 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Receipient policy not applied to User Hi All, What I have - Windows 2000 Server & AD - Exchange 2000 When I create a new user, the default recipient policy is not being applied to the user. What could be causing this problem. I do not see any suspicious logs in my event logs. My exchange server is not installed on the same box as the AD machine. Please advice. Regards, Johnny Yeo Malaysia