How to change the Exchange domain name in Lotus Notes

This article describes how to change the Exchange domain name in Lotus Notes.

If you want to change the Exchange domain name in Lotus Notes in Exchange 2000 Server, you must edit the Recipient policy so that it is properly updated for the Exchange domain name that you want. The Exchange domain name in Lotus Notes is specified in the E-Mail Addresses Generation rules of the Recipient policy.

To change the Generation rules of the Recipient policy:

1. Open the Exchange System Manager Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
2. Click Recipients, and then click Recipient Policies.
3. Click the Default policy, right-click the Default policy, and then click Properties. (The Notes Generation rule does not have to be defined on the Default policy, so select the policy that the Notes Generation rule resides in.)
4. Click the E-Mail Addresses tab.
5. Click the Notes Generation rule. By default, the Address field is displayed as "&d/Administrative Group Name/Exchange Organization Name@Exchange". For example:
   
   Administrative group name: First Administrative Group
   Exchange organization name: Tbill
   
   The Notes address is displayed as "&d/First Administrative Group Name/Tbill@Exchange".
6. Change the "@Exchange" to reflect the new domain name, "@newdomain".
7. Click Yes to have the corresponding recipient e-mail addresses modified to match the new address. The Exchange domain name in Lotus Notes is now set with the new name.

Microsoft continues to update the tools that support interoperability among Lotus Domino R5 and Lotus Domino 6, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. The updated tools for Lotus Domino replace the following tools that are included with Exchange Server 2003 and with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2:

• Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes
• Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes
• Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes

To obtain these tools and to obtain guidance and additional resources, visit the following Microsoft Web site: These updated tools provide additional functionality and address several issues that customers reported with earlier versions of the tools.