The service can’t work properly because Email Address Policy ‘%1’ has an invalid filter rule (PurportedSearch). The error is ‘%2’. Use the Exchange Management Console to correct this problem. New users, contacts, and groups won’t be fully provisioned until this is fixed. %3

This Error event indicates that the e-mail address policy specified in the event has an invalid filter rule. While this error exists, new users, contacts, and groups will not receive mail information.

To resolve this error, fix the filter rule. For more information, see How to Create an Address List By Using Recipient Filters.

If you are not already doing so, consider running the tools that Microsoft Exchange offers to help administrators analyze and troubleshoot their Exchange environment. These tools can help you make sure that your configuration is in line with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues, improve mail flow, and better manage disaster recovery scenarios. Go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console to run these tools now. For more information about these tools, see Toolbox in the Exchange Server 2007 Help.