How do I get a partial string in an Exchange 2003 Recipient Policy?

Question

I'd like to set a rule for email names that is the following:

lastname.first three letters of firstname @ aso . com

Here's what I got:

As you can see, it's exactly what I want except the firstname is being written in full, I want only the first three letters of the first name. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

To get a partial string, put the number of characters you want in between the percent sign and the letter signifying the name component.

For example, %s.%3g.@acme-widgets.com gives the whole of %s (sn), a period (.) and the first 3 characters of %g (givenName).