I sent a message out to a large distribution list and, after receiving a
number of failure notices, I was deleting the out-of-date addresses from the
list. Then I created another message but the distribution list no longer
exists! Could I have inadvertently deleted the whole list? How (so I don't
make that mistake again)? Is there a way to get it back?

MarlinPress Manager wrote:

I sent a message out to a large distribution list and, after
receiving a number of failure notices, I was deleting the out-of-date
addresses from the list. Then I created another message but the
distribution list no longer exists! Could I have inadvertently
deleted the whole list? How (so I don't make that mistake again)?
Is there a way to get it back?

It's quite easy to delete the entire list. If you don't click the "Remove"
button, but instead press Delete or click the "X" button in the toolbar, you
will delete the entire list. It will be in your Deleted Items folder,
unless you emptied it.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

I realized that I had more info after I sent the first message:

I am using Outlook 2003, SP3.

I removed only individual addresses and then clicked save and close. I
don't think I ever got near the X. Also, the list is not in my Deleted Items
folder and I have not emptied it. I created a test list, deleted the list,
found it in Deleted Items and moved it back into Contacts, so I see how that
would work IF the missing list were in Deleted Items.

Any other possibilities?

Thanks,
Helena

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

MarlinPress Manager wrote:

I sent a message out to a large distribution list and, after
receiving a number of failure notices, I was deleting the out-of-date
addresses from the list. Then I created another message but the
distribution list no longer exists! Could I have inadvertently
deleted the whole list? How (so I don't make that mistake again)?
Is there a way to get it back?

It's quite easy to delete the entire list. If you don't click the "Remove"
button, but instead press Delete or click the "X" button in the toolbar, you
will delete the entire list. It will be in your Deleted Items folder,
unless you emptied it.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

MarlinPress Manager wrote:

I removed only individual addresses and then clicked save and close.

Then it should still be in the Contacts folder.

I don't think I ever got near the X. Also, the list is not in my
Deleted Items folder and I have not emptied it. I created a test
list, deleted the list, found it in Deleted Items and moved it back
into Contacts, so I see how that would work IF the missing list were
in Deleted Items.

How many Contacts folders do you have? Have you tried resetting the
Contacts folder's view?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]