Managing distribution list elements

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Managing distribution list elements

Distribution lists are public lists that are published as distribution group objects in Active Directory. You can use Active Directory Users and Computers to add and delete members of a distribution list. For more information, see View, add, or delete elements in a distribution list. For more conceptual information on distribution lists, see Distribution lists.

The explicit members of a distribution list must be destinations published in Active Directory, including:

• Public queues. For more information on public queues, see Public and private queues.

• Queue aliases. For more information on queue aliases, see Queue aliases.

• Other distribution lists.

You cannot explicitly use private queues or URL-named queues as members of your distribution lists, but they can be included in a distribution list, and referenced indirectly by using queue aliases. For instructions, see Create queue aliases.

You can also identify all distribution lists for a given element, and remove a distribution list, queue, or queue alias from one or more distribution lists if required. For instructions, see Get a list of distribution lists containing a given element.