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Import Distribution List?

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John Schneider - 07 Mar 2008 19:25 GMT
Using Outlook 2007.  Our Outlook admin created a distribution list for me in
the global address book.  I have a list of 137 people I need to add to this
list.  Before I spend the next 3,000 years doing this manually, is there any
way to import this list from a spreadsheet, flat file, access db, etc.?

I tried pasting the list in the Add Users dialog, but it will only allow you
to select users from the list.  There just HAS to be a better & quicker way!
Brian Tillman - 07 Mar 2008 21:03 GMT
> Using Outlook 2007.  Our Outlook admin created a distribution list
> for me in the global address book.  I have a list of 137 people I
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> allow you to select users from the list.  There just HAS to be a
> better & quicker way!

Only the Exchange admins can add member to DLs in the GAL.
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John Schneider - 07 Mar 2008 21:17 GMT
> > Using Outlook 2007.  Our Outlook admin created a distribution list
> > for me in the global address book.  I have a list of 137 people I
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>
> Only the Exchange admins can add member to DLs in the GAL.
Thanks for the reply, but I don't quite uderstand what you mean.  Since I am
the owner of the list, I can add members one-at-a-time by selecting them from
the GAL.  Are you saying that the Exchange admin has some kind of
tool/process where he can import a list into the DL?
Brian Tillman - 10 Mar 2008 22:16 GMT
> Thanks for the reply, but I don't quite uderstand what you mean.
> Since I am the owner of the list, I can add members one-at-a-time by
> selecting them from the GAL.

You said that the Exchange admins created the list IN the GAL.  Outlook
cannot change the data in the GAL.  If you are creating the list in your own
Contacts folder from members in the GAL, then there shouldn't be any
problem.
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