If we do as you suggested above, and email enable the calendar for invites,
can this automatically update the entries/copies on the distribution lists's
users' calendars?

No, mainly because those items are copies and not associated with the original invitation.

Or will this require another admistrative/IT function?

No, it would require an application designed to provide the functionality you describe, which is not native to Outlook/Exchange. See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm#exssync

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"Michelle King" Michelle wrote in message ...
Ms. Mosher...

A question of clarification:

So I am creating a public/shared calendar

I want to give specific users or a distribution list access to the calendar
(by way of Properties/permissions)

I want them to be able to copy all of the calendar entries to their personal
calendars. (by using the 'By Category' view feature)

I also want any changes made to the calendar to update the copy of the
meetings on the other user's calendars.

If we do as you suggested above, and email enable the calendar for invites,
can this automatically update the entries/copies on the distribution lists's
users' calendars? Or will this require another admistrative/IT function?