Outlook2000 - Pers.Distribution lists and SUBfolders

[pvanos]

In Outlook2000, I have subfolders in my Contacts-folder.
I need to add members to a personal distribution list (located in the Contacts 'main' folder) selected from a subfolder of 'Contacts'.

When I click "select members..." I obtain "Show names" where on the right I have the Global Address List (from the Exchange server) showing as default. When I try to change here, I can only find Contacts, but NO SUBFOLDERS !

NOTE : I already tried moving contacts from the subfolder to the 'main' Contact folder, and adding them from there, and afterwards moving back to the subfolder. But of course, after this, the entry in the personal distribution list cannot locate the contact anymore. No luck...

Does anyone know how to solve this ?

Thanks,
Paul

 

[joegz]

Right mouse click on the contact subfolder and then select properties. Select the Outlook Address Book tab and see if the option "Show this folder as an e-mail address book" is selected. joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."

 

[pvanos]

Thanks for your fast and helpfull reply, joegz !

Only 1 little problem : when having added the mailbox of a user X to my outlook screen (so it is showing next to my own mailbox), I appear not to have all options (i.e. this tab "Outlook Address Book&quot in Properties of this Contact folder.

They WILL show up however, when opening the mailbox from the Primary Windows NT Account.

Is there any way to fix this item too ?

FYI : In the Permissions-tab on the mailbox recipient in Exchange Admin, I am showing in the "Windows NT accounts with permissions"-frame with Role=User (Default Rights).

 

[joegz]

Yeah unfortunately Outlook doesn't work in that manner. You can't add contacts from another mailbox to your address book when it is not the primary mailbox.

Outlook treats the folders in the secondary mailbox just like a folder and not as the actual object (Contacts, Tasks, etc...). You would have to copy the contacts subfolder from the secondary mailbox to the primary mailbox to be able to do what you want. joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."