Re: Mail enabled Security V's Distribution groups

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- If you're not in a very security-concious environment, it doesn't matter.
- Nevertheless, there's a reason why Distribution Groups and Security Groups exist, and it makes sense to use them as such, unless reducing group management overhead is a concern, and security requirements not as stringent. (Membership of mail-enabled groups can easily be determined, and if access rights/privileges/permissions assigned based on these groups... )
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<Peter.Hopkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1187178204.468704.247350@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi all,

I have searched and searched and can not find a answer. Does anyone
really
know the answer ?


Basically, what is the dis-advantage of having just mail enabled
security groups ?


I know security groups are for resource access and DL are meant to be
for Email. But when you mail enable a security group it has the same
function as a DL, so therefore why use DL's ?


Thanks in advance.


.

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