Distribution Groups

Usage and Key Features

Use this report to collect detailed information on distribution groups in your Exchange organization.

Lists distribution groups along with their direct and nested members, facilitating a clear understanding of group structures and member relationships for effective communication management.
Allows for the selection and grouping of distribution groups by attributes, enabling customized analysis based on specific criteria such as size, purpose, or membership type for tailored reporting.
Offers the flexibility to adjust the report's detail level from a simple summary to a detailed list of group properties, including members, moderators, and last message sent, providing varying levels of insight based on reporting needs.

Illustrated Use Cases

How to find unused distribution groups

With Promodag Reports, detect unnecessary distribution groups by extracting the list of unused groups over a specific period, the list of recent messages sent to these groups, then the list of memberless groups, and retrieving their owners' addresses for confirmation before deleting their groups. This systematic approach streamlines the process of eliminating distribution groups while preserving data security and communication with users.

List stale recipients in Exchange

This post explains how to detect inactive Exchange recipients such as mailboxes, distribution groups or contacts in on-premise Exchange or Exchange Online. This work can be particularly useful if you are planning to migrate to Office 365 in the near future or if you simply want to clean up your directory.

Inventory your Distribution Groups

You probably sometimes need to list your Exchange distribution groups in order to point out their members, detect empty groups or prepare their migration to Office 365 groups. This article shows how to undertake this inventory.

Screen Copies

Get a detailed view of your distribution groups

Extract a simple list from your distribution groups

Sample Report: Distribution Groups With Members

This sample report lists some distribution groups with details of their members.

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