2.2.1.3 Display Type Values

The values listed in this section are used to specify display types. They appear in various places in the Exchange Server NSPI Protocol as object properties and as part of EntryIDs. Except where otherwise specified in the following table, all Exchange NSPI servers MUST recognize and be capable of accepting and returning these display types. The following table lists the permitted display type values for the Exchange Server NSPI Protocol.

Display type name and value

Description

DT_MAILUSER

0x00000000

A typical messaging user.

DT_DISTLIST

0x00000001

A distribution list.

DT_FORUM

0x00000002

A forum, such as a bulletin board service or a public or shared folder.

DT_AGENT

0x00000003

An automated agent, such as Quote-Of-The-Day or a weather chart display.

DT_ORGANIZATION

0x00000004

An Address Book object defined for a large group, such as helpdesk, accounting, coordinator, or department. Department objects usually have this display type. An Exchange NSPI server MUST NOT return display type.

DT_PRIVATE_DISTLIST

0x00000005

A private, personally administered distribution list.

DT_REMOTE_MAILUSER

0x00000006

An Address Book object known to be from a foreign or remote messaging system.

DT_CONTAINER

0x00000100

An address book hierarchy table container. An Exchange NSPI server MUST NOT return this display type except as part of an EntryID of an object in the address book hierarchy table.

DT_TEMPLATE

0x00000101

A display template object. An Exchange NSPI server MUST NOT return this display type.

DT_ADDRESS_TEMPLATE

0x00000102

An address creation template. An Exchange NSPI server MUST NOT return this display type except as part of an EntryID of an object in the Address Creation Table.

DT_SEARCH

0x00000200

A search template. An Exchange NSPI server MUST NOT return this display type.

All clients and servers MUST NOT use any other display types.