Membership in mail-enabled distribution groups can be applied for and approved. Specify which users manage the mail-enabled distribution group and therefore can grant approval for membership in the group.
To specify a mail-enabled distribution group
- In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Mail-enabled distribution groups category.
- Select the mail-enabled distribution group in the result list.
- Select the Assign administrators task.
- Select the table which contains the administrators from the menu at the top of the form. You have the following options:
- Active Directory user accounts
- Active Directory groups
- In the Add assignments pane, assign administrator.
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In the Remove assignments pane, remove administrator.
- Save the changes.
Use this task to add dynamic distribution groups to mail-enabled distribution groups.
To add dynamic distribution groups to a mail-enabled distribution group
- In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Mail-enabled distribution groups category.
- Select the mail-enabled distribution group in the result list and run the Assign dynamic distribution groups task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign dynamic distribution groups.
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In the Remove assignments pane, remove dynamic distribution lists.
- Save the changes.
Related topics
Moderated distribution groups let a moderator approve or deny messages sent to a mail-enabled distribution group. Only after a message has been approved by a moderator can it be forwarded to members of the mail-enabled distribution group.
Define the moderators of a mail-enabled distribution group. Furthermore, you can specify users whose messages to the moderated distribution group are excluded from moderation.
Read the documentation from your Microsoft Exchange server on the concept of moderated distribution groups.
To specify moderators for mail-enabled distribution groups
- In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Mail-enabled distribution groups category.
- Select the mail-enabled distribution group in the result list.
- Select the Assign moderators task.
- Select the table which contains the user from the menu at the top of the form. You have the following options:
- Mailboxes
- Email contacts
- Email users
- In the Add assignments pane, assign moderators.
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In the Remove assignments pane, remove moderators.
- Save the changes.
To exclude users from moderation
- In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Mail-enabled distribution groups category.
- Select the mail-enabled distribution group in the result list.
- Select the Exclude from moderation task.
- Select the table which contains the user from the menu at the top of the form. You have the following options:
- Mail-enabled distribution groups
- Dynamic distribution group
- Mailboxes
- Email users
- Email contacts
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In the Add assignments pane, assign users.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned users.
To remove an assignment
- Select the user and double-click .
- Save the changes.
To delete a mail-enabled distribution group
- In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Mail-enabled distribution groups category.
- Select the mail-enabled distribution group in the result list.
- Delete the mail-enabled distribution group using .
- Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
The mail-enabled distribution group is entirely deleted from the One Identity Manager database and Microsoft Exchange system.