Question : HELP!!!!! Can not connect to Exchange 2000 with my Outlook Client

Here is my problem,
My Primary AD crashed, drive died, could not recover, also at the same time my Exchange Server also died. It just locked up, not sure why. Anyway I rebuilt the domain and reconnected all servers and PC's to the domain. I had to move my Exchange App. to another server. Rebuilt the server and installed Exchange 2000, all is running 2000 server. I finally got all the systems up and running. I then restored my backup of the stores to the exchange Server. I reconnected all mail boxes to the users. The problem that I am having now is I can not connect to the Exchange Box from my outlook 2000. Getting error, "The name could not be matched to a name in the address list." Outlook WEB is working fine. Just not the local outlook. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer : HELP!!!!! Can not connect to Exchange 2000 with my Outlook Client

Hey,

not sure if this is even close, but I found this on MS website. Look up article Q327347

This article was previously published under Q327347
SYMPTOMS
You successfully create a new mailbox on your Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, and then the Exchange 2000 Recipient Update Service updates the object. However, when you use the alias of the new mailbox to resolve the mailbox in Microsoft Outlook, Outlook cannot resolve the name, and you may receive the an error message that is similar to the following:

The name could not be resolved. The name could not be matched to a name in the address list.
Additionally, the mailbox does not appear when you look for it in the global address list.
CAUSE
This issue may be caused if you specify the incorrect Exchange 2000 Server in the domain Recipient Update Service settings, or if you specify no Exchange Server at all. An incorrect or missing domain Recipient Update Service server may prevent the showInAddressBook attribute from populating correctly for the new mailboxes. NOTE: The Recipient Update Service populates the showInAddressBook attribute for objects in Active Directory for which mail is turned on, including users, contacts, groups, and public-folders.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, you must specify an Exchange 2000 Server for the domain Recipient Update Service. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
Double-click Recipients, and then click Recipient Update Services.
In the right pane of the Exchange System Manager window, right-click Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration), and then click Properties.
Verify that a valid Exchange server name appears in the Exchange server box. If the server name does not appear, or if the one that appears is incorrect, click Browse. In the Select Exchange Server dialog box, click a valid Exchange server in the site, click OK, and then click OK again.
In the right pane, right-click Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration), and then click Rebuild.
Click Yes to confirm the rebuild operation.
Right-click Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration), and then click Update Now.
In the right pane of the Exchange System Manager window, right-click Recipient Update Service domain, where domain is the name of your domain, and then click Properties.
Verify that a valid Exchange server name appears in the Exchange server box. If the server name does not appear, or if the name that appears is incorrect, click Browse. In the Select Exchange Server dialog box, click a valid Exchange server in the site, click OK, and then click OK again.
Right-click Recipient Update Service domain, where domain is the name of your domain, and then click Rebuild. Click Yes to confirm the rebuild operation.
Right-click Recipient Update Service domain, where domain is the name of your domain, and then click Update Now.
Quit the Exchange System Manager.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the Recipient Update Service, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
251395 XADM: Summary of the Exchange 2000 Recipient Update Service

253828 XADM: How the Recipient Update Service Populates Address Lists