Re: Distribution Group with members outside domain

From: Tim Watts (timwatts_at_nospam.builddirect.com)
Date: 02/27/04


Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:44:08 -0800

It can be done quite easily, if you create a new "contact" in AD Users and
Computers. Then add the contact (with the external associated email address)
to the group and it will work fine.

Tim

"Dave Carpenter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2c5301c3fcb3$a589e890$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to set up a distribution group for email with a
> number of members outside the local domain (i.e., some
> members have email addresses xxx@thisoffice.com - on our
> exchange 2000 server, and some have email addresses
> xxx@theotheroffice.com - a different office not on our
> server. I've created an account for an outside user
> specifying the @theotheroffice.com address and added that
> user to the group. When I send an email to the group
> address, I get confirmation of delivery (apparently to the
> exchange address), but the user is not receiving the mail
> at the @theotheroffice.com address. The other office
> address does show as their SMTP address. Can this be done?
> How?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave



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