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Rames · Guest

In Exchange 2003 SP1 is it possible to create an address list of recipients
in a particular OU?

We have address lists based on the Company attribute but the accounts are
already grouped into OU's that represent the same thing.

Mark Fugatt [MSFT] · Guest

Hi Rames

I would suggest you create a Query-Based Distribution Group that included
the users in the OU, and then create the Address List based membership of
the Query-Based Distribution Group.

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Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP · Guest

Nope. It would be nice, but you cannot filter based on OU.

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Bharat Suneja · Guest

OU is not a Recipient's attribute, can't be used in a Recipient
Policy/Address List filter.

To get around, you could either use some common attribute (like
location/city/department) - which is the preferred method.

Or use a extensionAttribute even insert the OU name in a extensionAttribute
if you want - let's say the user is from the Finance OU with a
distinguishedName that looks like OU=Finance,DC=domain,DC=extension)

Then modify your AddressList's purportedSearch so it includes:
(extensionAttribute1=Finance*).

This does tax the admin with additional stuff to manage - you can write a
script to check all users in a particular OU and insert the value in
extensionAttribute1 if it's missing.
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Rames · Guest

I tried that but I must be missing something.

My QBDL (MyAddressList) works; I can see the correct users in the preview.
When I create the address list I'm choosing "Users with Exchange Mailbox"
(General tab) and Users/Member Of, Is (exactly), MyAddressList (Advanced
tab). No users are shown when I click "Find Now".

Do those steps sound correct?

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Bharat Suneja · Guest

afaik, QBDG membership is not reflected in user's memberOf attribute.

The QBDG has a msExchDynamicDLBaseDN attrib that says which container/OU to
run the search on, but can that be "ported" to an address list's ldap
filter?
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Rames · Guest

Bummer. Should the QBDL approach work?

I was also trying a custom LDAP query based on a partial canonicalname
(domain/ou/*) attribute but nothing I try works there either.

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