Question : Add individual members to Query-Based Distribution Group?

I have several query-based distribution groups setup on an Exchange 2003 server.  Each group is setup so that its members are the user accounts with Exchange mailboxes located in certain organizational units.  I have it this way so that when I create new user accounts, as long as I place them in the proper OU, they'll automatically be added to the appropriate query-based distribution group.

I have several employees that need to be made a member of some of these query-based distribution groups even though their user accounts are not located in the proper OU.  Is there any way to manually add in users to one of these groups while still making it so that they pull all the users in that OU?

Answer : Add individual members to Query-Based Distribution Group?

Essentially you can feed each Query Based Distribution Group two fields which determine who is a member or not.

You have an LDAP filter which can return objects (users / contacts) based on the criteria you define. And a search base that allows you to limit that.

The group can easily apply to more than one OU by changing the search base. However, your LDAP filter would then have to be restrictive enough to return only the users you're interested in (you can't search on OU within an LDAP filter).

I looked at query based distribution groups for a while and don't bother using them either. If I need a group to dynamically update membership I set-up a small script to do it. You have the hassle of maintaining the script, but a hell of a lot more flexibility with members.

Chris