Distribution Groups

 

Distribution groups are similar to other mail-enabled recipients, but they have the following unique features on the Exchange Advanced tab.

  • Expansion server   Use the Expansion server drop-down list to select the server where the group is expanded. If this is set to any server in the organization, the group is expanded on the first Exchange server in your organization that receives the message. For more information about expansion servers, see "Expanding Mail-Enabled Groups."

  • Hide group from Exchange address lists   Select this check box to prevent this distribution group from appearing in the GAL or any other address list. You may want to do this for groups that you do not want everyone in the company to know about. For example, you may have a team of auditors who are investigating unethical business practices. You may not want to show that such a group exists.

  • Send out-of-office messages to originator   When someone sends a message to a group, by default, out-of-office messages are not sent to the sender. Select this check box to enable out-of-office replies from group members. For large groups, out-of-office replies may be unnecessary. For example, if the chief security officer of a company sends mail describing new security policies to a group named All Fulltime Employees, out-of-office replies are not necessary.

  • Delivery reports for groups   Delivery reports warn about delayed or failed delivery of messages. Choose to send delivery reports to either the owner of the group, the sender of the message, or not at all.

    Exchange Advanced tab for mail-enabled groups

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