DistributionGroupBase class

Defines the base functionality for distribution groups that are used to consolidate groups of recipients into a single point of contact for email messages.

Inheritance hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Exchange.Data.ConfigurableObject
    Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADRawEntry
      Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.ADObject
        Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.ADPresentationObject
          Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.MailEnabledRecipient
            Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.DistributionGroupBase
              Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.DistributionGroup
              Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.DynamicDistributionGroup

Namespace:  Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management
Assembly:  Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory (in Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class DistributionGroupBase _
    Inherits MailEnabledRecipient
'Usage
Dim instance As DistributionGroupBase
[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class DistributionGroupBase : MailEnabledRecipient

Remarks

Distribution groups cannot be used to assign permissions to network resources in Active Directory.

Thread safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See also

Reference

DistributionGroupBase members

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management namespace