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by jlstrader 1 view

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I have a network of about 30 computers on a Novell Network, 2000 server, and internet email connected to a home office. We have a lot of people that do not have a distribution list and some people that have not updated in a LONG time. We also havepeople that have updated about everyday. One big problem that I have faced is that I need to get people a copy of the distribution list without duplicating entries. One more big problem is that some people have personal info about a person and if you import and replace duplicates they loose the info and if you do not import duplicates, you do not get update distribution groups. How can I resolve this issue without having everyone retype their list??

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by kees.valkenswaard

What I would do is not to replace existing entries and not allowing duplicates. So the best solution would be new names for your distribution lists. If you don?t have a multitude of distribution lists it would be no problem to delete afterwards the old lists.
An alternative would be two updates. One list with names would be without replacement and duplicates and another containing the distribution list with replacement. You will need a very careful description for your users to make the correct choices. Do the second one perhaps a few days later.
Another Issue is why don?t you have a general list on the server whom everybody can use next to personal lists? That is the normal solution for general distribution lists.
Good luck

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