Re: Create a group name in Exchange

Thank you very much for your prompt response, Ed.

I want to create a group name and put some of the users in that group. I
want the users to be able to send email messages to that group name. Please
let me know if I have not answered your question.

Can you tell me the difference between a distribution and security groups?

Thanks.

Diane

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" <curspice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eu7GsrC4HHA.5980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The only way to create a group name is to create a distribution or
security group and name it. Is that what you mean? You create a group in
Active Directory Users and Computers, and under Exchange Tasks give it an
e-mail address if you want it mail-enabled. If you can't mail-enable it,
then you need to install the Exchange 2000 Management Tools on the console
on which you're running ADU&C, and to do that, you run Exchange 2000 setup
and select only the management tools. Don't forget to apply the service
pack.

You cannot create groups in Exchange System Manager.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"

"Diane Walker" <ett9300@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OKSFRkC4HHA.3940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We are running Active Directory on Windows 2003 server and Exchange 2000
on Windows 2000 server. We want to add a group name in Exchange. Can we
go to Active Directory for Users and Computers to create a group name or
do we need to use Exchange Administrator to create a group name? If we
create a group name in Exchange, does it also create a group name in
Active Directory?

Thanks.

Diane






.