Well you can use ADSI and the LDAP provider to query exchange. To help you, you'd probably be best served getting an LDAP browser, and pointing it at one of your exchange servers. Simply to extract LDAP information, you shouldn't necessarily need something like CDO, but you may need ADO, if you're going to have to search. Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM > Sent: 07 April 2004 11:33 > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Mapi Profiles > > It is only known within exchange. I guess I would need to do > some sort of LDAP query against exchange to say here is the > NT logon name please give me the exchange alias. > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil > Sent: 07 April 2004 11:22 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Mapi Profiles > > What is the alias, though - is it something that's merely > known within the exchange database? Or is it also in the domain? > > Neil > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM > > Sent: 07 April 2004 11:07 > > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > > Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Mapi Profiles > > > > > > Exchange 5.5. Still NT domain shortly to be (3-6 months) > > 2003 AD. Alias is configured on user mailbox within exchange. > > > > Malcolm > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil > > Sent: 07 April 2004 10:29 > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Mapi Profiles > > > > What is the alias, and is it stored in the domain / AD, or > > just within exchange? > > > > Neil > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > On Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM > > > Sent: 07 April 2004 10:13 > > > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > > > Subject: [THIN] Outlook Mapi Profiles > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > This has probably been discussed before. > > > > > > I need to automatically generate Outlook profiles for all > users. I > > > am aware I can use Profgen, newprof or other various > tools. However > > > my unique problem in this case is the mailbox alias name does not > > > match the userlogon name so I cannot use the %username% > variable as > > > normal. How can I query exchange in some manner using > the NT Logon > > > name and return the alias name to be used for the outlook profile > > > generation. *********************************************** This e-mail and its attachments are confidential and are intended for the above named recipient only. If this has come to you in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail from your system. You must take no action based on this, nor must you copy or disclose it or any part of its contents to any person or organisation. Statements and opinions contained in this email may not necessarily represent those of Littlewoods. Please note that e-mail communications may be monitored. The registered office of Littlewoods Limited and its subsidiaries is 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L70 1AB. Registered number of Littlewoods Limited is 262152. ************************************************ ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm