Address Lists

[Nicolas Macarez]

Hi!

I'm finishing to set up a fresh install of W2K3 Server + Exchange Server
2003 SP2.

I wish to set up a list of external addresses (not belonging to the AD)
which will be accessible to the Exchange users from their Outlook 2003
clients. Read/write rights need to be applied to his list.

I did it by putting the addresses in a specific Public Folder accessible
from Outlook (under the Exchange System Attendant).

I have three questions:

1. Is it the best practice to do that? The Address lists and Global Address
Lists drill-down of the Exchange System Attendant seems to me more
appropriate, but I am not sure it is possble...

2. I did apply the rights to the AD users (Reviewer, Author, etc.) but it
doesn't work. The Users with the "only" Read right can still modify, delete,
etc., the adresses in the list. What are the Default and Anonymous (visible
in the drop list when you set the rights) used for? Can I delete them or set
them with None right?

3. To make the new List visible in Outlook, I need to go on each Outlook
client and check the Show as an address book check-box in the Properties of
the list. Not very convenient... I want to avoid to have to go on every
computer...

Help appreciated!

Nicolas

 

[soultrain99]

I would use ldifde -i -f filename.ldf to import all of it into the AD.

 

[Nicolas Macarez]

Thanks

Is it a good idea to import hundreds of addresses in the AD? I don't really
wish to mix up Internet e-mail adresses, and my user adresses and the AD
objects...

Moreover, these addresses are often in folders, and sub-folders, and
sub-sub-folders. I don't see how to fit them nicely in the AD...

Nicolas

 

[Susan]

an alternative would be to enter them all into a public contacts folder
that's available to everyone who might need access to it...

 

[Nicolas Macarez]

Thanks Susans for your help.

In fact that's what I did.

But I need more light on this subject as you may have seen on my first post
at the beginning of this thread...

Regards

Nicolas

 

[Guest]

Dear Nicolas,

in order to add these non-AD External Address to your GAL, the best way
which based on Best Practices is to add them as contacts under one OU , lets
say External Email OU under Active Directory and then create an Address Book
View under All Address List from Exchange System Manager Console.

you can find more information under microsoft site on how to create address
book views under Exchange System Manager, i advice you to download the
Deployment and Administration Guide of Exchange Server 2003 and have a look
on them, the will help you alot.

i hope i answered your question and i could provide a useful information to
you.

please let me know if the information was useful or you need more help on
this issue.

Regards

Alaa Al-Ankar
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Arabesque Group.
(e-mail address removed)