How can distribution lists automatically update email address cha.

[Guest]

When I update email addresses, the distributions lists that address is in do
not update automatically or even when I press update; I have to remove the
old one and go in and add the new address -- and then I have to find it under
the person's first name, even though the default is the Organization, then
Last, then First. Is my software defective, is there a patch, or what can I
do? Thanks!

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

As far as I know this feature has never worked and I know of no plans to fix
it. Very few of us use DL's because they are so unreliable and featureless.

 

[Guest]

As far as I know this feature has never worked and I know of no plans to fix
it. Very few of us use DL's because they are so unreliable and featureless.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I update email addresses, the distributions lists that address is in
do
not update automatically or even when I press update; I have to remove the
old one and go in and add the new address -- and then I have to find it
under
the person's first name, even though the default is the Organization, then
Last, then First. Is my software defective, is there a patch, or what can
I
do? Thanks!

But it did work in a previous version of Outlook we used. How else do people direct batches of email news to specific groups (like visual artists, performers, writers, etc.) other than thru Distribution Lists?

Thanks!

 

[Brian Tillman]

But it did work in a previous version of Outlook we used. How else
do people direct batches of email news to specific groups (like
visual artists, performers, writers, etc.) other than thru
Distribution Lists?

Russ never said DLs didn't work. He said the Update Now button didn't work.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Most users just give up on DL's and use separate Contact subfolders or
categories to group Contacts.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

As far as I know this feature has never worked and I know of no plans to
fix
it. Very few of us use DL's because they are so unreliable and
featureless.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I update email addresses, the distributions lists that address is
in
do
not update automatically or even when I press update; I have to remove
the
old one and go in and add the new address -- and then I have to find it
under
the person's first name, even though the default is the Organization,
then
Last, then First. Is my software defective, is there a patch, or what
can
I
do? Thanks!

But it did work in a previous version of Outlook we used. How else do
people direct batches of email news to specific groups (like visual
artists, performers, writers, etc.) other than thru Distribution Lists?

Thanks!