How to create a dynamic distribution group in Exchange 2007

In the previous version of Exchange Server2007, managing the mail address Book was a very frustrating task (especially in a large number of member-agency management), and administrators had to manually update them. Instead, Exchange Server2007 provides a new feature-----dynamic distribution group. Its proposed, greatly simplifies the management of the directory complex procedures.

The Exchange Server2007 Dynamic Distribution Group is a dynamic address book that can be changed as a member's organization changes. These distribution groups enable active Directroy Active Directory group object queries instead of just creating a list of recipients.

A dynamic distribution group can query the properties of a specified object user by querying an Active Directory Activity directory group. For example, if you want to create a dynamic distribution group that contains all of the recipients who live in Miami (Florida), you will create a query that uses the "city" as the associated attribute. The "city" attribute of any user object that contains the word "Miami" will automatically be added to the exchange's distribution group.

Exchange Server2007 is a property based on Active Directory Active Directory, so it takes effect only when the properties of different object users are associated. It is also important to constantly update the properties of the object user to ensure its effectiveness.

Many of the Windows systems currently in use, such as Exchange Server2007,longhorn Server, Windows Vista, even to some extent Office2007, are more frequently used in active Directory activity catalog. So if necessary, take the time to correlate or update the user properties of the objects in Active Directory activity directories.

How to create a dynamic distribution group in Exchange Server2007

1. To create an Exchange Server2007 Dynamic distribution Group, first open the Exchange Management Console, and in the console tree, locate the distribution Group option in recipient configuration.

2. Right-click the "Distribution Group container": you will see the "Create New distribution Group" option. If you choose the new distribution group, then you set up a static distribution group, and if you choose the Dynamic Distribution Group option, the process of creating a dynamic distribution group begins.

3. If you select Dynamic Distribution group, the Exchange Management console will run the new Dynamic Distribution Group setup Wizard. The first step in the Setup wizard is simple, which requires you to enter the name of the new distribution group. Enter a name that best describes the distribution group, so that you can remember the group as soon as you see the name. When you finish typing the name, the alias area is automatically associated with it.

4. Click "Next" and you will see pattern a as shown below. It can help you filter all the recipients that are included in the distribution group. By default, all the recipients are in the filter, but you can also narrow it down, such as by filtering the users who own the Exchange mailboxes, filtering by the users of the foreign addresses, and so on.

Figure A: Filter recipients by mailbox type

　　

5. Click "Next", this step is to give your dynamic distribution group set conditions. Let's first assume an example and see how it works. Suppose you want to create a distribution group that contains the addresses of all the recipients who live in South Carolina. You have to choose the "recipient in one State or province" check bar, as shown in Figure B. The conditional part of the screen is that you update the recipients in your distribution group from the specified state and province.

Figure B: Setting criteria for a dynamic distribution group

　　

The word "detailed" in the figure is drawn, and if you click on the word, you can enter the name of the state or province you want to set in the condition.

6. After adding conditions to the Dynamic distribution group, click Next, and you can see a summary of the conditions you have chosen.

7. Complete: Click on "New Button" and create a new dynamic distribution group.