Follow-up to missing DL contacts

[Liz]

Thanks for your response (see 10/10/08)! It was suggested that I recreate my
contacts from a past mailing of the DLs and using autocompletion to get the
addys.. I do have those mailings, and the contacts do show up when I expand
the list . GREAT!!! This is a VERY good thing! My question now is, how do I
break the addresses up? I tried to copy/paste into excel but they all went
into a single cell (which I assumed they would). My various DLs add up to be
about a rough 500 addresses, so, I'd prefer a shot at breaking them up
somehow as opposed to copying the lists into word and then seperating each
addy with a new line break.
Also, you asked if I had transferred or migrated my data at some point. The
answer is no, not at all. Literally, the addys were there the last time I
used the DLs, and now the DLs are there but no contacts within. Can you
(still) help?
Thanks SO much!

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not sure why you needed to multipost.
DL's of 500 are just a recipe to for trouble. DL's are neither reliable nor
robust. No one I know uses a DL with more than just a few recipients for
that reason. You should look into reliable ways to group recipients, like
Categories or separate Contact subfolders.

 

[Liz]

Thanks, Russ.. I did follow the link you provided someone else with (so
kindly, I might add) in re to using categories, etc. to group recipients.
Good information I'm sure to utilize. I double posted thinking perhaps my
follow-up would get lost in the dust of yesterdays as can happen on many
other thread-oriented sites. If there is anyone else out there who may be
able to answer my question about breaking up the recipient list in the To:
field, so that I may use them as seperate contacts, it would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks.

Not sure why you needed to multipost.
DL's of 500 are just a recipe to for trouble. DL's are neither reliable nor
robust. No one I know uses a DL with more than just a few recipients for
that reason. You should look into reliable ways to group recipients, like
Categories or separate Contact subfolders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for your response (see 10/10/08)! It was suggested that I recreate
my
contacts from a past mailing of the DLs and using autocompletion to get
the
addys.. I do have those mailings, and the contacts do show up when I
expand
the list . GREAT!!! This is a VERY good thing! My question now is, how do
I
break the addresses up? I tried to copy/paste into excel but they all went
into a single cell (which I assumed they would). My various DLs add up to
be
about a rough 500 addresses, so, I'd prefer a shot at breaking them up
somehow as opposed to copying the lists into word and then seperating each
addy with a new line break.
Also, you asked if I had transferred or migrated my data at some point.
The
answer is no, not at all. Literally, the addys were there the last time I
used the DLs, and now the DLs are there but no contacts within. Can you
(still) help?
Thanks SO much!

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Then clarify your question. You can easily break down a DL by copying select
members into another DL.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks, Russ.. I did follow the link you provided someone else with (so
kindly, I might add) in re to using categories, etc. to group recipients.
Good information I'm sure to utilize. I double posted thinking perhaps my
follow-up would get lost in the dust of yesterdays as can happen on many
other thread-oriented sites. If there is anyone else out there who may be
able to answer my question about breaking up the recipient list in the To:
field, so that I may use them as seperate contacts, it would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks.

Not sure why you needed to multipost.
DL's of 500 are just a recipe to for trouble. DL's are neither reliable
nor
robust. No one I know uses a DL with more than just a few recipients for
that reason. You should look into reliable ways to group recipients, like
Categories or separate Contact subfolders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for your response (see 10/10/08)! It was suggested that I
recreate
my
contacts from a past mailing of the DLs and using autocompletion to get
the
addys.. I do have those mailings, and the contacts do show up when I
expand
the list . GREAT!!! This is a VERY good thing! My question now is, how
do
I
break the addresses up? I tried to copy/paste into excel but they all
went
into a single cell (which I assumed they would). My various DLs add up
to
be
about a rough 500 addresses, so, I'd prefer a shot at breaking them up
somehow as opposed to copying the lists into word and then seperating
each
addy with a new line break.
Also, you asked if I had transferred or migrated my data at some point.
The
answer is no, not at all. Literally, the addys were there the last time
I
used the DLs, and now the DLs are there but no contacts within. Can you
(still) help?
Thanks SO much!