Is there a limit to how big a distribution list can be?
 

I have made 3 DLs that are very big: 500, 800 and 1200 addresses. I will be
using AOL through Outlook. I am on AOL's white list. Does this also work
through Outlook?

Is there a limit to how big a distribution list can be?
 

Your question is for AOL. Size of DL's is controlled by the mail server, not
by Outlook. DL's of this size are generally a very poor idea. I would expect
almost every server to reject messages to that many recipients, and DL's of
that size are very difficult to maintain.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Victoria" wrote in message
...
I have made 3 DLs that are very big: 500, 800 and 1200 addresses. I will be
using AOL through Outlook. I am on AOL's white list. Does this also work
through Outlook?

Is there a limit to how big a distribution list can be?
 

I have already posted a question about this subject, I have a distribution
list just over 100 reciepients, I get a system administrator message saying,
452 there are too many recipients, is there a constriction on how many you
can send at once within Outlook?, I have been in contact with my server and
there is no problem at there end.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Your question is for AOL. Size of DL's is controlled by the mail server, not
by Outlook. DL's of this size are generally a very poor idea. I would expect
almost every server to reject messages to that many recipients, and DL's of
that size are very difficult to maintain.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Victoria" wrote in message
...
I have made 3 DLs that are very big: 500, 800 and 1200 addresses. I will be
using AOL through Outlook. I am on AOL's white list. Does this also work
through Outlook?

Is there a limit to how big a distribution list can be?
 

Not in Outlook. The mail server imposes those limitations.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Chris Burke" wrote in message
...
I have already posted a question about this subject, I have a distribution
list just over 100 reciepients, I get a system administrator message
saying,
452 there are too many recipients, is there a constriction on how many you
can send at once within Outlook?, I have been in contact with my server
and
there is no problem at there end.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Your question is for AOL. Size of DL's is controlled by the mail server,
not
by Outlook. DL's of this size are generally a very poor idea. I would
expect
almost every server to reject messages to that many recipients, and DL's
of
that size are very difficult to maintain.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Victoria" wrote in message
...
I have made 3 DLs that are very big: 500, 800 and 1200 addresses. I will
be
using AOL through Outlook. I am on AOL's white list. Does this also
work
through Outlook?

Is there a limit to how big a distribution list can be?
 

Chris Burke wrote:

I have already posted a question about this subject, I have a
distribution list just over 100 reciepients, I get a system
administrator message saying, 452 there are too many recipients, is
there a constriction on how many you can send at once within
Outlook?, I have been in contact with my server and there is no
problem at there end.

The 452 error is a _server_ side error. Outlook is not complaining, your
mail server is. That's where the limit is, not in Outlook.

DLs in Outlook can have a size limit when you connect to an Exchange server.
There you can have as few as 125 to 130 entries. WIth a PST-based DL and a
POP account, however, you may be able to have as many as 1,000 members.
Microsoft recommends having no more than about 50 members in a DL. See
this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238569/en-us . If Outlook does
complain about the size of the DL, it will not be with an error that starts
with "452".
--
Brian Tillman