Re: Distribution list woes, need help

[sdpalmer]

Title: Re: Distribution list woes, need help

The only workaround I have come up with is to make a fake “distribution list”.  It takes a bunch of manual steps, but some of it can be automated.  Basically I created a bunch of Contact folders inside of the main Contact folder each with the name of the distribution lists to be converted.  We then used a PC to save the real distribution lists as a text file and then did some script post processing to clean them up and imported them into the Entourage “distribution list” folders that we made as individual contacts.  The user can then browse to that folder when addressing a new message and then do a select all and drag the names to the To field.  Even though this keeps everything up on the Exchange server it has the unfortunate side effect of not being very useable with OWA.  Many of our users didn’t like this because it takes a few extra steps so we may be converting back to local entourage groups.  If you want any more detail on the processes we used let me know and I can give a more in depth explanation.

And to any Microsoft Mac BU employees reading this you always ask us to post feedback on Entourage, but to me it should be pretty simple in that any type of data that resides on the Exchange server should be useable from Entourage, i.e. Distribution Lists, Tasks, Notes, all of the flag types, all of the calendar categories, etc.  At a minimum it should be able to do everything that Outlook 2001 can do and it should strive to have some of the new features of Outlook 2003 for the PC.

Thanks,
Shane  


On 7/27/06 10:17 AM, "Schrage, Jimmy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Anyone?

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Jimmy Schrage
Computer Technician IV
Macintosh Support
College of the Canyons
(661)362-5536

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From: Entourage-Talk@lists.letterrip.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schrage, Jimmy
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:37 AM
To: Entourage:mac Talk
Subject: Distribution list woes, need help
Importance: High

Hey everyone,
 
I am having major problems with my Exchange 2003 server and Entourage 2004 (SP2 ver. 11.2.5) working together with personal contacts distribution lists. We recently converted over from Outlook 2001. Many of my faculty members had personal distribution lists stored on the server which they used daily. Since converting to Entourage, these lists are not even visible. Doing some research into it, I have found that this feature may be missing from Entourage.
 
“- Personal Distribution attributes previously created in a user's Contacts list using Outlook are not available when using Entourage 2004.”
http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=20040804103359201

http://www.macosx.com/newsgroups/archive/index.php/t-217386.html

Through Entourage, my faculty members cannot see, edit, add or delete Distribution lists (Groups in Entourage) located on the server. They can in their personal Address book; but not on the server.
 
When they login to OWA, they can see, edit, add and delete personal distribution lists located on the server.
 
Does anyone have a solution or workaround for this problem or know if this feature will be included in a future version/service pack? It is very inconvenient and causing quite a stir on my campus.
 
Thank you!!!!!
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Jimmy Schrage
Computer Technician IV
Macintosh Support
College of the Canyons
(661)362-5536

Shane Palmer
Information Technology Services
Iowa State University
 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
515-294-6579