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Setup Distribution Lists from reply emails 2002

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Timboo - 22 Dec 2004 15:33 GMT
Hi, Ive just setup my first distribution list, these are the steps I took,
and wondered if it is easier (I know it could be!).  1) I sent an email to a
global distribution group, which has a button that recipiants could click on
to be included in the distribution list I was creating. 2) With all the
positive response emails returned to me in a folder I wanted to make a
distribution list from the replies. 3) I added all of these respondants into
my contacts, under a distinct category. 4) I assumed I could add this cateory
or contacts as a Distribution List, but no, I then had to go through every
single contact and select into my Distribution List, there seemed no ability
to differentiate between different categories of contacts.  Did I miss
something or is this correct??  If correct please rectify Microsoft.

Thanks Tim
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 22 Dec 2004 17:09 GMT
What you missed is that depending on your plans for using the list, you may
be able to stop at Step 3. Just having the items categorized will let you
use them to create new messages using the Actions | New Message to Contact
command or a mail merge.

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> Hi, Ive just setup my first distribution list, these are the steps I took,
> and wondered if it is easier (I know it could be!).  1) I sent an email to
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> Thanks Tim
Timboo - 23 Dec 2004 10:07 GMT
Sue, your quite right I did miss that, Just tried it and it does the trick,
thank you.  Still think the feature to add groups of contacts to a
distribution list is an obivious oversight, and a logical extension of the DL
facility, where as the Action New Message to Contact seems to invent another
tool, none the less thank ful I know about it now!

Merry Xmas,

Tim

> What you missed is that depending on your plans for using the list, you may
> be able to stop at Step 3. Just having the items categorized will let you
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> > Thanks Tim
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 22 Dec 2004 19:30 GMT
Outlook provides no feature to do this automatically. You'd need a
third-party tool (might be something listed at
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts.htm), custom code, or time to do it
manually.

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> Hi, Ive just setup my first distribution list, these are the steps I took,
> and wondered if it is easier (I know it could be!).  1) I sent an email to
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> Thanks Tim
 
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