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QUESTION POSED ON: 08 August 2007
Display names in the Global Address List (GAL) are truncated to 64 characters or fewer in Exchange 2003. We are using long display names for specific contacts inside our organization (80 - 100 characters). We don't have any problems using these names in the address book, but if we select the name from the GAL, the system uses only the first 64 characters.

In addition, when we look at the properties of the contact (under General tab -> Display field), the name is truncated to 64 or fewer characters. We are using Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2003 Service Pack 1.


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You are limited to 64 characters in the GAL. Please see the Microsoft article "How to create an address list in Exchange Server" for evidence of this rule.

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