I've jut removed my last Exchange 2003 server, and am attempting to get my address lists sorted out. Attempting to create an address list using the new-addresslist cmdlet, and specifying a recipientcontainer, I get: New-AddressList : You can't specify the recipient container because legacy servers are detected. I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that there's still some 2003 remnant left behind that's causing this. Any suggestions on where to start looking, and how to get rid of?[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

This should help: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396 Read the whole article. -- Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." . "mjolinor" wrote in message news:eccaf925-66b9-4bc1-8495-5e8005e035d9... I've jut removed my last Exchange 2003 server, and am attempting to get my address lists sorted out. Attempting to create an address list using the new-addresslist cmdlet, and specifying a recipientcontainer, I get: New-AddressList : You can't specify the recipient container because legacy servers are detected. I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that there's still some 2003 remnant left behind that's causing this. Any suggestions on where to start looking, and how to get rid of? [string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

Thanks Ed. I've done that, but there appears to be some ghost of an old server lurking in AD somewhere that 2010 isn't happy about.[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

Hi, First I think we need to check if the default e-mail address policy has been upgraded. Get-EmailAddressPolicy | Format-List Name,*RecipientFilter*,ExchangeVersion You can try to use Set-EmailAddressPolicy "Default Policy" -IncludedRecipients AllRecipients to upgrade. After that, you can try the cmdlt to create address list again. Address List and EAP filter upgrades with Exchange Server 2007 http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/01/11/432158.aspx Regards, Xiu

That was it! Thank you.[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

Spoke too soon. I can set the parameters and preview the list membership, but it still won't actually create it.[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

Hi, After you upgrade the default email address policy,please check the version of it. Also please run update-emailaddresspolicy -identity "Default Policy". Besides, I'd like to know the detail cmdlt that you use to create the address list. Regards, Xiu

[PS] C:\>(get-emailaddresspolicy "default policy").exchangeversion NextMajorVersion : 1.0 (0.0.0.0) NextMinorVersion : 0.2 (0.0.0.0) Major : 0 Minor : 1 ExchangeBuild : 8.0.535.0 [PS] C:\>new-addresslist -name "Test" -Displayname "Test AL" -recipientcontainer "ou=bk006,ou=cbc users,dc=cbc,dc=cts" - includedrecipients "allrecipients" You can't specify the recipient container because legacy servers are detected. + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (\Test:ADObjectId) [New-AddressList], InvalidOperationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 76EB9DD3,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.NewAddressList [PS] C:\>[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

Hi, First I found that the cmdlt new-addresslist do not have recipientcontainer this parameter. So if you use this parameter in the mix environment that has exchange 2007, I think it will not process the cmldt. That should be the root cause of the issue. Besides, the use of the RecipientContainer property inside the RecipientFilter parameter is not supported/possible even though it is listed as valid. We can find that the OPATH property RecipientFilter actually maps to the LDAP attribute msExchDynamicDLBaseDN (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb430771(EXCHG.80).aspx) Regards, Xiu

Also I found a similar thread, Exchange users do have done the local test. addresslist with filter for multiple OU´ http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvradmin/thread/6f9c0f4d-13ba-4d74-bd46-1d210ec5d830 Regards, Xiu

So specifying the recipient container when creating an adderss list through the New Address List Wizard in the GUI will not work, either, as long as I still have 2007 servers in the mix? I have a legacy application that runs on 2007, and I don't expect the vendor to get it upgraded for 2010 any time soon.[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

Yes, that could be the stick. Regards, Xiu