Check the membership using Outlook, and you should see it with no problem. I knew I had heard about this issue before, and that it was by design, but it took me awhile to find a reference for it.
Read below: Universal distribution groups (UDG) Universal groups behave most like Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 distribution lists. Universal groups have the following attributes: * Universal groups in a native-mode domain can contain user accounts from any domain, global groups from any domain, and universal groups from any domain in the forest. * Universal groups of the security type, named universal security groups (USGs), can be used only in native-mode domains. Universal groups of the distribution type, named universal distribution groups (UDGs), can be used in mixed-mode and in native-mode domains. * Outlook users in any domain can view full membership of the distribution group. * Membership is not retrieved from remote domain controllers. * Membership modifications incur replication to the global catalog servers. The key here is that "Membership is NOT retrieved from remote domain controllers". So in ADUC you're not going to see the proper membership by design. Instead, Exchange relies on the GC in the domain that holds the UDG for proper membership for DL expansion. Use Outlook in the other domain's to view membership and you should see everything properly. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Blevins Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:59 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Universal DL's not replicating This is a great article that explains what you are seeing. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839949 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Webb, Andy Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:30 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Universal DL's not replicating Sounds like an issue related to the backlink property on the user object, and yes, could be a GC issue. Rebuilding the RUS won't change how something shows up in ADUC. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wohlgemuth, Mike Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 1:40 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Universal DL's not replicating figured out some aspect of this .... turns out although we can't see that the user is a member of the group (from the user's properties), they are receiving mail (all that really matters) thanks for the suggestion ... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy David Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 4:36 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Universal DL's not replicating Was domainprep run in all the domains? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wohlgemuth, Mike Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:38 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Universal DL's not replicating our active directory forest, which is comprised of multiple domains (7), is in the process of being migrated from windows 2000 native to windows 2003 by our AD guys ... everything seems to be going well (replication, roles, etc) ... except universal distribution groups are not being replicated for cross domain members ... and these users are not receiving email when it is being sent to the group ... more specifically ... John is in DomainA, but is a member of a UDL called EmailGroup which is housed in DomainB .... you can see Johns name in the properties of the EmailGroup members tab in ADUC ... you can see the EmailGroup name in the Outlook Propeties of John under the "member of" tab ... you CAN NOT see the EmailGroup name in Johns ADUC properties, "member of" tab ... we think it is a replication issue with the Global Catalog but are not seeing any errors ... I have already have rebuilt all my RUS entries, and waited a day, but still no change .... any ideas? thanks _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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