XADM: Public Folder That You Create Through OWA Does Not Become Mail-Enabled

When you create a public folder through Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Internet Explorer 5.0, the new folder may not become mail-enabled.

The Exchange 2000 information store generates Event ID 9543, which indicates that the system attendant cannot create a public folder proxy object. The following entry appears in the Application log of Event Viewer:

This behavior can occur if the display name of a public folder is longer than 255 characters. The system attendant can neither create a public folder proxy object nor truncate the name.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.

For information about another Exchange 2000 issue that occurs if a public folder has a name that is longer than 255 characters, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For information about another cause of Event ID 9543, which indicates that a public folder has not been stamped with a proxy address, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: