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How Can Outlook User Add External Emails to a Microsoft 365 Distribution List?
I've setup Microsoft 365 for a nonprofit small church that serves a poor community in Houston (thank you Microsoft). They are very happy to have reliable email service under their own domain. The...
If you want the external addresses to be visible in the GAL, there is no going around the need for admin access. You can make her an owner of the DL in order to allow her to manage membership, however the contacts need to be created by someone with admin privileges first.
An alternative approach would be for the secretary to manage the set of contact within her own mailbox, though that leaves as a "single point of failure".
An alternative approach would be for the secretary to manage the set of contact within her own mailbox, though that leaves as a "single point of failure".
"An alternative approach would be for the secretary to manage the set of contact within her own mailbox, though that leaves as a "single point of failure"."
Yes, that's the whole problem, isn't it? Rather a weak point in Microsoft's approach. It should not be necessary to grant admin access to a volunteer in order to update a distribution list accessible by all employees.
Thanks for your answer
Yes, that's the whole problem, isn't it? Rather a weak point in Microsoft's approach. It should not be necessary to grant admin access to a volunteer in order to update a distribution list accessible by all employees.
Thanks for your answer