Let me try to explain this one more time. I followed your directions
exactly. I pasted the list of valid email addresses separated by semicolons
into the "Select Member" box that opened up when I chose that button. The
valid addresses appeared in the 'Select Member' box and when I clicked on
the ok button, Outlook opened a message window telling me that it could not
find the first name in the list and asked me if I wanted it to show me more
names (which just shows the names already in my Contacts). If I say 'Yes' it
just opens up my existing Contact list. There is no 'No' button, just
'Cancel' which puts me back where I started with the addresses pasted into
the Select member box and not able to complete the group creation. Any ideas
on how to get past this point?

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Howard M. Rensin wrote:

I tried it and it did not work. All the names were separated by
semicolons so that was not a problem, but when I pasted the list of
names into the box for Select Members, Outlook started checking the
names against my contact list. as soon as it found one it did not
recognize, it prompted me to pick it out of the Contact list (which
of course it was NOT in).

You still don't have to have them in your Contacts list, as long as the
addresses are valid Internet addresses. Those will resolve without being
in Contacts.

I could not get Outlook to bypass that
process and just take the names as I submitted them.

All names in a DL must be resolved. They don't necessarily need to
resolve against your Contacts, though.

I tried this
with both the Add members as well as the New members option buttons
and neither would work. I am using Outlook 2003 single user.

There are no "Add members" or "New members" button anywhere on the DL
creation form. There are, however, buttons labeled "Select Members" (the
one I told you to use), and "Add New" (which you should be avoiding.
Click Select Members, and in the Members field, paste your list. I know
it works with addresses NOT in the Contacts folder because I've done it.
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Brian Tillman