Distribution Size Limit

[Melanie Debusman]

When a user goes to setup a distribution list (of 311
people) they receive the following errors. (This seems
to be the case for all users.)

"This distribution list has reached the maximum size for
your network e-mail server. No new members could be
added."

"The distribution list is too large to save on your
network e-mail server. Please remove some members or put
some of the names into separate, smaller distribution
lists which can then be added to this."

If you look in Outlook help it will tell you:

"Depending on your e-mail system, there may be size
limits to distribution lists. If your e-mail server tells
you that your distribution list is too large to save, you
can create smaller distribution lists and then include
them in the large distribution list. You can also save a
distribution list to a personal contacts folder."

Which makes you think there should be a setting
somewhere. We are doing several small lists in the
meantime. So far we have not been able to find what is
controlling this limit or how to make the size larger.
Any clues are appreciated!

Thanks
Melanie Debusman

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Ask your network mail admin to either increase the maximum allowable size
for DLs or for an exception for this mail.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Melanie Debusman
asked:

| When a user goes to setup a distribution list (of 311
| people) they receive the following errors. (This seems
| to be the case for all users.)
|
| "This distribution list has reached the maximum size for
| your network e-mail server. No new members could be
| added."
|
| "The distribution list is too large to save on your
| network e-mail server. Please remove some members or put
| some of the names into separate, smaller distribution
| lists which can then be added to this."
|
| If you look in Outlook help it will tell you:
|
| "Depending on your e-mail system, there may be size
| limits to distribution lists. If your e-mail server tells
| you that your distribution list is too large to save, you
| can create smaller distribution lists and then include
| them in the large distribution list. You can also save a
| distribution list to a personal contacts folder."
|
| Which makes you think there should be a setting
| somewhere. We are doing several small lists in the
| meantime. So far we have not been able to find what is
| controlling this limit or how to make the size larger.
| Any clues are appreciated!
|
| Thanks
| Melanie Debusman

 

[Roy Avery]

We have a user who is getting the same basic error when trying to create a Distribution List.
Where in Exchange 2000 can I increase the allowable number of contacts for a Distribution List in a
user's private store?

Thanks.

Roy

 

[Greg]

Milly,

You suggest to "Ask your network mail admin to either increase the maximum
allowable size for DLs...". My question as the network mail admin is "How is
this done"?

Thanks,
Greg