Exchange 2007 and External email addresses

Jackson@discussions.microsoft.com Joshua Jackson

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Oct 1, 2007, 12:57:02 PM10/1/07

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Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to create a distro list using Exchange
2007 with external email addresses. I've tried creating contacts and adding
email addresses to each contact and adding those contacts to a security
group... with no luck. Any advice would be great. Thanks!

Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 1, 2007, 1:01:44 PM10/1/07

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Is the group mail-enabled? Are the contacts mail-enabled?
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Joshua Jackson

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Oct 1, 2007, 1:10:01 PM10/1/07

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In the properties of the group... an email address shows up. Could you
explain how to verify the contacts are mail enabled? Thanks!

Joshua Jackson

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Oct 1, 2007, 1:22:01 PM10/1/07

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The machine exchange is running is not a domain controller. Would it be a
problem running dcpromo now (after exchange 2007 has been installed?) I would
like to be able to manage exchange tasks from the exchange server? Thanks

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:

> Do the objects have an E-Mail Addresses tab? If not, right-click the
> object, select Exchange Tasks, and select to give it e-mail addresses. See:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997493.aspx. Be sure that the
> workstation you're using to run Active Directory Users and Computers has the
> Exchange Management Tools installed.

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Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 1, 2007, 1:16:06 PM10/1/07

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Do the objects have an E-Mail Addresses tab? If not, right-click the
object, select Exchange Tasks, and select to give it e-mail addresses. See:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997493.aspx. Be sure that the
workstation you're using to run Active Directory Users and Computers has the
Exchange Management Tools installed.

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Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 1, 2007, 1:26:39 PM10/1/07

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Running dcpromo on an Exchange server is unsupported. Don't do that. You
don't need to for this, anyway.

I missed that you're running Exchange 2007, sorry. You should create the
groups and contacts using Exchange Management Console or Exchange Management
Shell, not Active Directory Users and Computers. IIRC you should be able to
upgrade the ones you've already created using EMC to Exchange 2007
mail-enabled groups and contacts, but if you can't you can certainly delete
and recreate them.

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Jackson@discussions.microsoft.com Joshua Jackson

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Oct 1, 2007, 2:49:01 PM10/1/07

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I went back and using exchange console mail enabled all the contacts. I
wasn't sure if the group was created right. So I deleted it and recreated it
using the exchange manager. I logged into a users mailbox and typing in the
distro list name... it appears.. however when I click on the list to display
all the contacts of the distro list I get:
Access is denied.
Outlook Web Access was unable to access the Active Directory resource. This
may be because the Active Directory object does not exist or the object has
become corrupted, or because you do not have sufficient access rights for the
object.

This was using Outlook Web Access. Will the email still be sent? How can I
fix the access denied error?

Joshua Jackson

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Oct 1, 2007, 3:22:01 PM10/1/07

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This might be a double post...Wrong email address before

Anyway, I mail enabled all the contacts using the microsoft exchange mgmt
interface on the exchange server. I wasnt sure if the group was created
correctly so I deleted it and re-created it in exchange and added all the
contacts. However, when a user uses microsoft web outlook and types in the
distro list it resolves it.... but when I click on the name to list the
contacts I get the following message:

Access is denied.
Outlook Web Access was unable to access the Active Directory resource. This
may be because the Active Directory object does not exist or the object has
become corrupted, or because you do not have sufficient access rights for the
object.

Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 1, 2007, 11:54:52 PM10/1/07

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The user must not have rights to see the membership.

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Joshua Jackson

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Oct 2, 2007, 9:46:03 AM10/2/07

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I right clicked the group and checked to make sure under the message flow
options this user was set to allow under message delivery restrictions.
Thanks!

The following error is from any user to the distro list

Delivery has failed to these recipients or distribution lists:

silo
This recipient e-mail address was not found in the recipient e-mail system.
Microsoft Exchange will not try to redeliver this message for you. Please
check the recipient e-mail address and try resending this message, or provide
the following diagnostic text to your system administrator.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sent by Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Diagnostic information for administrators:

Generating server: ups.wl.k12.ia.us

IMCEAEX-_O=WEST+20LIBERTY+20COMMUNITY+20SCHOOLS_OU=First+20Administrative+20Group_cn=Recipients_cn=si...@wl.k12.ia.us
#550 5.1.1 RESOLVER.ADR.ExRecipNotFound; not found ##

Original message headers:

Received: from ups.wl.k12.ia.us ([192.168.30.20]) by ups.wl.k12.ia.us

Joshua Jackson

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Oct 2, 2007, 2:03:01 PM10/2/07

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I've tried creating it in exchange and using ad.... it's failed both times.

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:

> Okay, so what's wrong with silo?

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Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 2, 2007, 1:52:22 PM10/2/07

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Okay, so what's wrong with silo?

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Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 2, 2007, 2:12:15 PM10/2/07

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Thanks for the info, but it really doesn't answer my question.

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Joshua Jackson

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Oct 2, 2007, 2:51:03 PM10/2/07

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I'm not sure what's wrong with Silo... I wouldn't be posting a question If I
had the answer? Thanks for your time... I'll search elsewhere.

Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 2, 2007, 4:35:33 PM10/2/07

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Without you telling me more about silo anything I say would be a wild-ass
guess, sorry.

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