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Coachlaser - 26 Jul 2005 16:31 GMT

I created a Distribution List which is stored in my Contacts folder. After I
upgraded to Outlook 2003/SP1 (from Outlook XP) the DL function changed. I
create a message and select my DL and then send the message. When I go look
at the message in the Sent Folders it has all the members of the DL displayed
- only shows DL name when creating the message. The REAL BAD thing is all
recipients see ALL the email addresses. The global DLs still function as
normal hiding all the email addresses. Anybody else have this?
Thanks for any help......

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Coachlaser - 26 Jul 2005 16:48 GMT

I see the post from 7-21 about sent items - but what about the recipients
seeing all the email addresses? What good is the DL then?

Response >> No.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

> Can sent items to distribution lists saved display only the list rather
> than
> an expanded list showing the e-mail address of every recipient?

> I created a Distribution List which is stored in my Contacts folder. After I
> upgraded to Outlook 2003/SP1 (from Outlook XP) the DL function changed. I
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> normal hiding all the email addresses. Anybody else have this?
> Thanks for any help......

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Brian Tillman - 26 Jul 2005 21:10 GMT

> I created a Distribution List which is stored in my Contacts folder.
> After I upgraded to Outlook 2003/SP1 (from Outlook XP) the DL
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> creating the message. The REAL BAD thing is all recipients see ALL
> the email addresses.

Put the DL in the Bcc field. Are these recipients Internet addresses or
Exchange addresses? Your reference to "global DLs" suggests the latter.

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Coachlaser - 26 Jul 2005 21:28 GMT

Both. I created a DL with my Exchange address and my home address. Doesn't
seem to matter. I thought maybe it was just expanding my Exchange addresses,
but from home I can also see my Exchange address.

I hate putting something in BCC when the reason of a DL was to "hide" the
other email addresses.

If I go to our Exchange server and create a DL, it works perfect - doesn't
expand the addresses. If I create the DL on my machine using Outlook, it
expands all the addresses. (file, new, distribution list) I don't want
everybody to see my DL. Should I use a different procedure?

> > I created a Distribution List which is stored in my Contacts folder.
> > After I upgraded to Outlook 2003/SP1 (from Outlook XP) the DL
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> Put the DL in the Bcc field. Are these recipients Internet addresses or
> Exchange addresses? Your reference to "global DLs" suggests the latter.

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Brian Tillman - 27 Jul 2005 18:10 GMT

> I hate putting something in BCC when the reason of a DL was to "hide"
> the other email addresses.

I would disagree that hiding other addresses is the purpose of a DL.

> If I go to our Exchange server and create a DL, it works perfect -
> doesn't expand the addresses. If I create the DL on my machine using
> Outlook, it expands all the addresses. (file, new, distribution list)
> I don't want everybody to see my DL. Should I use a different
> procedure?

If I were wanting to do this, I'd create a DL and then another contact of
exactly the same name, specifying my own address as this contact's address.
I'd then send the message, specifying the contact in the To field and the DL
in the Bcc field.

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