Distribution Lists and Contacts nad OFT
 

Hello,

Env: Outlook 2003 (and reproduced in Outloo 2000) with Exchange 2003 backend

User Does the following:

Creates a Contact list in public Folders (PF)with 'owner' permissions. List
may contain Distribution List (DL) and/or individual names FROM the GAL
Contact list is added to address list
User opens new Mail and adds a DL and resolves fine.
Saves the msg as OFT file for future open
when opening the oft, the names are displayed - no problem
User opens new mail, and adds a name, saves it as oft and closes.
on reopening, clicking on the name does not resolve to GAL but shows email
properties rather than contact properties.

Question: How come we can add a DL to the TO, click on it and the properties
of name displayed are contact properties?. Why is it not the same behaviour
using one of those names as a name?. (All using oft)

Workaround is putting individual names into DL. and that is a chore?

Any help would be appreciated greatly
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Amin M.