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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / May 2006Wrong Names in Distribution List
Hi, I have a strange thing happening. A co-worker sent me an email via a distribution list I was part of. I added the distribution list to my contacts. In the contacts area, the distribution list is exactly like the one that was emailed to me, but when I use it in a new email message, I expand the list; 3 names are missing and 2 new ones appear (they are in my contacts). Any ideas why this is happening, I use Outlook 2003? You failed to state how this DL was sent to you. Sending an email to a DL of which you are a member does nothing to transmit a DL to you. Finish the story.  SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Any ideas why this is happening, I use Outlook 2003? It was an attachment. I then click and dragged it to my contacts You need to quote the post. You've posted no information. No one keeps threads around this long. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > It was an attachment. I then click and dragged it to my contacts Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed Russ? Could you do as Russ asked, since he is trying to help you with an issue from heaven knows when irrespective of where he chose to arise? SignatureMilly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, tbo@berkeley.edu asked: | Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed Russ? I don't understand, you don't see this thread? Topic starter: I have a strange thing happening. A co-worker sent me an email via a distribution list I was part of. I added the distribution list to my contacts. In the contacts area, the distribution list is exactly like the one that was emailed to me, but when I use it in a new email message, I expand the list; 3 names are missing and 2 new ones appear (they are in my contacts). Any ideas why this is happening, I use Outlook 2003? Russ reply: You failed to state how this DL was sent to you. Sending an email to a DL of which you are a member does nothing to transmit a DL to you. Finish the story. tbo reply: It was an attachment. I then click and dragged it to my contacts You're right it doesn't matter where he woke up, he is rude and chose the wrong career. Have you read some of his responses to other questions? No. I don't see the thread because it is over 2 weeks old and posts that old are purged. That's why one normally quotes at least the portion of the post to which one is responding. DL's cannot be sent as attachments. To send a DL you must insert it as an Outlook Item in a messages in RTF format. Then to put it in your Contacts Folder, you just open it and save it, don't drag it. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] >I don't understand, you don't see this thread? > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > the wrong career. Have you read some of his responses to other > questions? Yes, I have read almost all of his responses - never rude, just telling the posters that they have not provided any useful information and telling them to do so. As for the wrong profession, ROTFL! You really don't have a clue about usenet OR people's actual professions... and I used to hold UCB in high regard. Tsk. SignatureMilly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, tbo@berkeley.edu asked: | I don't understand, you don't see this thread? | [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] | the wrong career. Have you read some of his responses to other | questions? Hi Russ, You can put a distribution list into an email by dragging it. Open Contacts and drag the DL into the body of the new message, it will show as an attachment. Do you have any ideas about my question, why is the DL different in a message than it is in my Contacts, when I expand the list in the 'To' field; 3 names are missing and 2 new ones appear? Milly, Please hold UCB in high regard again, won't you? I'm sorry, Russ just reminds me of the soup nazi from Seinfeld. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. That's what I was trying to explain. A DL is not a file you can attach to a message. It is a proprietary Outlook Item that loses key properties when it is moved from its Contacts Folder. As such, the only way you can transfer it to another Outlook user is to use the method I posted. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Hi Russ, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Please hold UCB in high regard again, won't you? I'm sorry, Russ just > reminds me of the soup nazi from Seinfeld. Great, thanks! I will use that method next time. I always liked the soup nazi by the way. If you saw me at work you'd see I'm usually about as busy as he was so my posts are short, to the point, and do not mince words. They will, I suspect, appear rude to those who are not familiar with Usenet or realize that we are volunteers who do this on very little free time. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Great, thanks! I will use that method next time. My apologies, I see now. It just seemed like the user questions were annoying you, hence the wrong career comment. Thanks again, for the better way to bring in DL's. > My apologies, I see now. It just seemed like the user questions were > annoying you, hence the wrong career comment. > > Thanks again, for the better way to bring in DL's. Hi Russ, Just chipping in with my 2 cents worth. I mostly lurk here, and have done so for years. I very rarely need to post a question because of the superb work you and the other MVPs do in these groups. Just want you to know that I greatly appreciate all the help your efforts to help so many people have been to me personally. Please, keep up the good work - you and the other MVPs are worth your weight in gold, and we appreciate your efforts. Regards, Peter. SignaturePeter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler. Your kind words are greatly appreciated, Peter. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > >> My apologies, I see now. It just seemed like the user questions were [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Regards, Peter. |
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