Exchange group with an email address whose only purpose is delivering mail to members; it cannot be used to assign permissions or as an Azure Monitor alert recipient.
Also called distribution list.
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Terms in this definition
- AGDLP
Nesting pattern: users go into global groups, which go into domain local groups, which receive the permissions. AGUDLP adds universal groups for forests with several domains.
- Azure Monitor
Observability platform for Azure that brings together metrics, logs and traces from both Azure and hybrid resources so they can be analysed and alerted on.
- Recipient
The Unity Catalog object for an individual or organisation that is given access to OpenSharing shares. Properties set on it can be checked with
CURRENT_RECIPIENT()to filter what that party sees.
Related terms
- Room list
A distribution group made up solely of room mailboxes, which helps people pick rooms by building or cope with large numbers of rooms (over 100). You can only create one with Exchange Online PowerShell.