Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server
2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1
Topic Last Modified: 2007-07-18
Use the Filter tab to configure a variety of restrictions for the dynamic distribution group. For example, you can select an organizational unit (OU) in the Active Directory directory service that contains the recipients you want to include in the dynamic distribution group. You can also specify the recipient types to include in the group.
The appearance of this tab depends on whether the dynamic distribution group uses a precanned filter or a custom recipient filter. (A precanned filter is a commonly-used Exchange 2007 filter that you can use to meet a variety of recipient-filtering criteria.) The following filter settings are available for a dynamic distribution group that uses a precanned filter.
- Select the recipient container where you want to apply this filter
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- Click Browse to select the OU for the dynamic
distribution group. This opens the Select Organizational
Unit dialog box. Select the OU you want, and then click
OK.
- A dynamic distribution group contains all recipients that are
in the specified OU and any other OUs under it. By default, this OU
is the Users container in the Active Directory domain
that contains the Exchange server.
- Click Browse to select the OU for the dynamic
distribution group. This opens the Select Organizational
Unit dialog box. Select the OU you want, and then click
OK.
- Include these recipient types
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- You can have the dynamic distribution group include all
recipient types or only specific recipient types. For example, you
can create a dynamic distribution group that contains only the
resource mailboxes in your Exchange organization.
- All recipient types Click this button
to include all recipient types.
- The following specific types Click this
button to select specific recipient types. Clicking this button
activates the following check boxes. You must select at least one
recipient type:
- Users with Exchange mailboxes Select
this check box to include user and linked mailboxes.
- Users with external e-mail
addresses Select this check box to include
users that are mail-enabled but do not have Exchange mailboxes.
- Resource mailboxes Select this check
box to include room and equipment mailboxes.
- Contacts with external e-mail
addresses Select this check box to include
mail contacts.
- Mail-enabled groups Select this check
box to include mail-enabled groups.
- Users with Exchange mailboxes Select
this check box to include user and linked mailboxes.
- To learn more about recipient types, see Understanding
Recipients.
- You can have the dynamic distribution group include all
recipient types or only specific recipient types. For example, you
can create a dynamic distribution group that contains only the
resource mailboxes in your Exchange organization.
The following settings are available for a dynamic distribution group that uses a custom recipient filter.
 Note: |
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| The filter and condition settings for dynamic distribution groups that have custom recipient filters can be managed only by using the Exchange Management Shell. To learn more about how to use the Exchange Management Shell to create a custom filter, see New-DynamicDistributionGroup and Set-DynamicDistributionGroup. |
- Select the recipient container where you want to apply this filter
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This text box displays the recipient container to which the custom recipient filter for the dynamic distribution group applies.
The Browse button is disabled for dynamic distribution groups that use custom recipient filters.
- Recipients filter
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This text box displays the custom recipient filter that is used by the dynamic distribution group.
- Preview
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Click Preview to view the list of recipients that would receive a message sent to the dynamic distribution group.
For More Information
To learn more about managing dynamic distribution groups, see Managing Distribution Groups.
To learn more about dynamic distribution groups, see Understanding Recipients.