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Replies sent to Distro list owner
Not sure I understand the issue here, if the mail was rejected, it will not be delivered to anyone in the group, be it owner or member. Best run a message trace to see what happens: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/message-trace-scc?view=o365-worldwide
Hi Vasil, thank you for your response.
It does seem strange but this is the flow....(I am the owner of the Distro list)
From my OWA, I create a new email - To: TestDistro@<mydomain>
This email is sent to a Gmail user - mailto:user@gmail.com
The mailto:user@gmail.com replies
The mailto:user@gmail.com gets a bounce message
I get the email in my inbox.
I have attached a screenshot of the message trace, of the sent and received email, and the bounce message.
Thanks again for your input.
Che
Get the "detailed" message trace, it should hopefully give you an idea why the message was sent to the owner.
I believe it was sent to the owner, because the email To TestDistro was sent From the owner. A Distro list doesn't have it's own mailbox. It must be sent from a delegated person who has Send as and Send on Behalf...which is me (and I am also the owner). So the reply is sent to the delegate who happens, in this case, to also be the owner.
Thanks
Che
After reading my response to you, I realized why I was receiving an email from the outside user. I did not change the "From:" box to be TestDistro@<mydomain>.
I was using OWA, and I needed to click on the ellipse (next to discard in a new email) and select 'Show From'. That will show the From box above the To box. Then I needed to click the box containing the word 'From' to produce a list of mailboxes I had Send as/Send on Behalf permissions on.
I realize this is easier in Outlook client, but I use OWA more frequently than Outlook client, and that is where I was running this test.
Sorry for the confusion.
Thanks for your help.
Che