Editing Contact Lists

[SB Mull]

I recently switched to Outlook from OE and I never had this problem in OE.
When I delete or modify info for a contact in my "main" address book, the
change does not affect the address that is in a distribution list. For
example, when I delete a contact from the address book, ithe entire entry
remains in distribution lists. I know I can deal with the entries
individually, but this seems like a bug to me.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

It's a permanent bug which will not be fixed. Few people use DL's anymore
for this and other reasons.

 

[SB Mull]

Very interesting - what do people use for management of large mailing lists
if not a distribution list? I can't imagine not being able to set up and use
groups of addresses for quick distribution to a large audience. Maybe
Outlook has a different capability that I don't know about???
--
Sandra

It's a permanent bug which will not be fixed. Few people use DL's anymore
for this and other reasons.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I recently switched to Outlook from OE and I never had this problem in OE.
When I delete or modify info for a contact in my "main" address book, the
change does not affect the address that is in a distribution list. For
example, when I delete a contact from the address book, ithe entire entry
remains in distribution lists. I know I can deal with the entries
individually, but this seems like a bug to me.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Most use Categories.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Very interesting - what do people use for management of large mailing
lists
if not a distribution list? I can't imagine not being able to set up and
use
groups of addresses for quick distribution to a large audience. Maybe
Outlook has a different capability that I don't know about???
--
Sandra

It's a permanent bug which will not be fixed. Few people use DL's anymore
for this and other reasons.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I recently switched to Outlook from OE and I never had this problem in
OE.
When I delete or modify info for a contact in my "main" address book,
the
change does not affect the address that is in a distribution list. For
example, when I delete a contact from the address book, ithe entire
entry
remains in distribution lists. I know I can deal with the entries
individually, but this seems like a bug to me.

 

[SB Mull]

I must be missing something - I can't figure out how Categories would be that
helpful in setting up e-mail groups. Also, the Outlook Help material
provided with the product and on MS website seem to encourage the use of DL
for e-mail address management. Perhaps I asked the question incorrectly.
--
Sandra

Most use Categories.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Very interesting - what do people use for management of large mailing
lists
if not a distribution list? I can't imagine not being able to set up and
use
groups of addresses for quick distribution to a large audience. Maybe
Outlook has a different capability that I don't know about???
--
Sandra

It's a permanent bug which will not be fixed. Few people use DL's anymore
for this and other reasons.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I recently switched to Outlook from OE and I never had this problem in
OE.
When I delete or modify info for a contact in my "main" address book,
the
change does not affect the address that is in a distribution list. For
example, when I delete a contact from the address book, ithe entire
entry
remains in distribution lists. I know I can deal with the entries
individually, but this seems like a bug to me.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Hardly. Microsoft has always pretended that DL's work. Relying on Help files
as a sole source of truth is naive. They are a biased opinion. Reading the
posts in this group will tell you the real world experience and will answer
your question as to how users employ Categories in lieu of DL's.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2003/20030730.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I must be missing something - I can't figure out how Categories would be
that
helpful in setting up e-mail groups. Also, the Outlook Help material
provided with the product and on MS website seem to encourage the use of
DL
for e-mail address management. Perhaps I asked the question incorrectly.
--
Sandra

Most use Categories.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Very interesting - what do people use for management of large mailing
lists
if not a distribution list? I can't imagine not being able to set up
and
use
groups of addresses for quick distribution to a large audience. Maybe
Outlook has a different capability that I don't know about???
--
Sandra


:

It's a permanent bug which will not be fixed. Few people use DL's
anymore
for this and other reasons.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I recently switched to Outlook from OE and I never had this problem
in
OE.
When I delete or modify info for a contact in my "main" address
book,
the
change does not affect the address that is in a distribution list.
For
example, when I delete a contact from the address book, ithe entire
entry
remains in distribution lists. I know I can deal with the entries
individually, but this seems like a bug to me.