XADM: Owner Field Blank in Distribution List Properties of Outlook Client

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SUMMARY

If you view the properties of a distribution list from the Microsoft Outlook client, the Owner field is blank. However, if you view the properties of the distribution list from the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program, the Owner field is populated.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is by design. The owner of the distribution list has been hidden from the global address list.

The owner of a distribution list must be in the same site as the distribution list. You can assign a mailbox to manage a distribution list; create a "dummy" mailbox in the site where the distribution list is located and assign owner rights to this mailbox. Then hide this mailbox from the global address list so that the user only has one valid mailbox in the global address list.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152082 XADM: Cannot Modify DL if DL and Owner Not in the Same Site

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc55
Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo