Organizing Exchange Address Lists

[Paul Armstrong]

Hello All,
 
I have been working with a Exchange2k server which i recently migrated users from an 
Exchange 5.5 server. When the items were on the E55 server, there were several 
recipient containers that held only contacts (IE: microsoft container would hold all 
microsoft email contacts, etc). Before I installed the E2K server I created an AD OU 
called Contacts and under that OU I created OU for each company. The look within the 
AD Users  Computers console looks similiar to how the containers looked under the 
Exchange 5.5 admin. 
 
The only issue now is that when you goto the address book, there are just the usual 
Global Address list, All Address Lists, All Contacts, etc. The OU's that I created to 
take the place of the E55 containers are represent in the address book. Is there a way 
that I can sort this out and have the contacts for each company that is contained 
within each OU properly represent within the Address Book. If not, would I have to 
create a sort of address book view, if so how is that done. 
 
I just experimented with creating an address list within the E2K sys manager but it 
doesn't do query based on OU, I can only do it via company name or custom attribute 
(just checked contacts dont have custom attributes). If that is the only route, I 
would have to edit all the contacts and add the company name to represent the OU that 
took the place of the E55 containers.
 
Hope this makes sense, cause I know I would be confused. Any help would be 
appreciated.
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RE: Organizing Exchange Address Lists

[William Lefkovics]

You create separate address lists using Exchange System Manager as you said.  Yes, 
they arent based on OU.  The LDAP filters are still more granular than what you were 
doing in 5.5. 

An Address List requirement is also something that would be planned prior to 
migration, because access can be controlled with perms and policies.

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q319213
www.swynk.com/friends/mbell/Exch2000-8-1.asp


William

-Original Message-
From: Paul Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 1:24 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Organizing Exchange Address Lists


Hello All,
 
I have been working with a Exchange2k server which i recently migrated users from an 
Exchange 5.5 server. When the items were on the E55 server, there were several 
recipient containers that held only contacts (IE: microsoft container would hold all 
microsoft email contacts, etc). Before I installed the E2K server I created an AD OU 
called Contacts and under that OU I created OU for each company. The look within the 
AD Users  Computers console looks similiar to how the containers looked under the 
Exchange 5.5 admin. 
 
The only issue now is that when you goto the address book, there are just the usual 
Global Address list, All Address Lists, All Contacts, etc. The OU's that I created to 
take the place of the E55 containers are represent in the address book. Is there a way 
that I can sort this out and have the contacts for each company that is contained 
within each OU properly represent within the Address Book. If not, would I have to 
create a sort of address book view, if so how is that done. 
 
I just experimented with creating an address list within the E2K sys manager but it 
doesn't do query based on OU, I can only do it via company name or custom attribute 
(just checked contacts dont have custom attributes). If that is the only route, I 
would have to edit all the contacts and add the company name to represent the OU that 
took the place of the E55 containers.
 
Hope this makes sense, cause I know I would be confused. Any help would be 
appreciated. .+  A z[ jo  ˅z


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