Removing contacts from Lists

[Guest]

I have followed the procedure for removing contacts from my mailing list and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is still sending to them. In an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, these 'deleted' contacts are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am using Outlook 2003 from Office Professional 2003.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

To what list are you referring? The suggested names list for autocompletion?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have followed the procedure for removing contacts from my mailing list

and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is still sending to them. In
an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, these 'deleted' contacts
are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am using Outlook 2003
from Office Professional 2003.

 

[Guest]

No, it's just a distribution list of contacts I created

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

To what list are you referring? The suggested names list for autocompletion
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I have followed the procedure for removing contacts from my mailing lis

and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is still sending to them. I
an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, these 'deleted' contact
are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am using Outlook 200
from Office Professional 2003

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you try either the Remove button or the Update Now button from within
the DL?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, it's just a distribution list of contacts I created.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

To what list are you referring? The suggested names list for autocompletion?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have followed the procedure for removing contacts from my mailing

list
and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is still sending to them. In
an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, these 'deleted' contacts
are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am using Outlook 2003
from Office Professional 2003.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Perhaps you could start out by telling us exactly what you've done, what's
happened, and exactly how you are sending these messages. I'm having a hard
time trying to guess all of these details. It's rather a waste of time to
come up with suggestions only to have you tell me you've already tried them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes, several times ...

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Did you try either the Remove button or the Update Now button from within
the DL?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, it's just a distribution list of contacts I created.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
To what list are you referring? The suggested names list for

autocompletion?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have followed the procedure for removing contacts from my

mailing

list
and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is still

sending to
them. In

an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, these

'deleted'

contacts
are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am using

Outlook

2003
from Office Professional 2003.

 

[Guest]

I thought my first post had sufficient info - sorry. OK, here is what happens: I have created a DL from my contacts file. When I send mail to this DL, I put the list name in the bcc: field. I am constantly adding and deleting names from this list. When I delete a name from the DL, I highlight the name, hit the 'remove' button, hit the 'update now' button, then the 'save and close' when I am done. The names disappear from the DL and I never see them there again. I also delete the name from my contacts file. My problem is that I am still sending to these deleted names. I have discovered that when I expand the DL name in the bcc: field in my email, these names are there. I can delete them from the expanded bcc: field and that keeps that particular email from going to them, however, as soon as I do another email, the names appear again

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Perhaps you could start out by telling us exactly what you've done, what'
happened, and exactly how you are sending these messages. I'm having a har
time trying to guess all of these details. It's rather a waste of time t
come up with suggestions only to have you tell me you've already tried them
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

Yes, several times ..

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----
Did you try either the Remove button or the Update Now button fro

withi
the DL
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

No, it's just a distribution list of contacts I created

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----
To what list are you referring? The suggested names list fo

autocompletion
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I have followed the procedure for removing contacts from m

mailin

lis
and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is stil

sending t
them. I

an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, thes

'deleted

contact
are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am usin

Outloo

200
from Office Professional 2003

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

What happens if you delete the address from the Contact Record first, then
use Update now to remove it from the DL?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I thought my first post had sufficient info - sorry. OK, here is what

happens: I have created a DL from my contacts file. When I send mail to this
DL, I put the list name in the bcc: field. I am constantly adding and
deleting names from this list. When I delete a name from the DL, I highlight
the name, hit the 'remove' button, hit the 'update now' button, then the
'save and close' when I am done. The names disappear from the DL and I never
see them there again. I also delete the name from my contacts file. My
problem is that I am still sending to these deleted names. I have discovered
that when I expand the DL name in the bcc: field in my email, these names
are there. I can delete them from the expanded bcc: field and that keeps
that particular email from going to them, however, as soon as I do another
email, the names appear again.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Perhaps you could start out by telling us exactly what you've done, what's
happened, and exactly how you are sending these messages. I'm having a hard
time trying to guess all of these details. It's rather a waste of time to
come up with suggestions only to have you tell me you've already tried them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes, several times ...

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Did you try either the Remove button or the Update Now button

from

within
the DL?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, it's just a distribution list of contacts I created.
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
To what list are you referring? The suggested names list for autocompletion?

mailing

list
and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is still

sending to
them. In

an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, these

'deleted'

contacts
are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am using

Outlook

2003
from Office Professional 2003.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Either that or just recreate the DL from scratch, whichever is easier.
A couple of rules of thumb when it comes to DL's: Never try to manipulate
the data within the DL itself. Always change data in the underlying Contact
Record on which the DL is based, then hope the "Update Now" button works (it
often doesn't). DL's are fragile, buggy, and often more trouble than they're
worth.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Sorry, I was away for a few days. Yes, your solution does work. Nice

little bug, that - thanks for your help. I presume I will have to add those
addresses backinto the Contacts file, then add them to the DL, then follow
the procedure as above to get rid of them.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

What happens if you delete the address from the Contact Record first, then
use Update now to remove it from the DL?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I thought my first post had sufficient info - sorry. OK, here is

what
happens: I have created a DL from my contacts file. When I send mail to this
DL, I put the list name in the bcc: field. I am constantly adding and
deleting names from this list. When I delete a name from the DL, I highlight
the name, hit the 'remove' button, hit the 'update now' button, then the
'save and close' when I am done. The names disappear from the DL and I never
see them there again. I also delete the name from my contacts file. My
problem is that I am still sending to these deleted names. I have discovered
that when I expand the DL name in the bcc: field in my email, these names
are there. I can delete them from the expanded bcc: field and that keeps
that particular email from going to them, however, as soon as I do another
email, the names appear again.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Perhaps you could start out by telling us exactly what you've

done,

what's
happened, and exactly how you are sending these messages. I'm

having
a hard

time trying to guess all of these details. It's rather a waste

of
time to

come up with suggestions only to have you tell me you've

already
tried them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes, several times ...
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Did you try either the Remove button or the Update Now

button

from

within
the DL?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, it's just a distribution list of contacts I created.
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
To what list are you referring? The suggested names list for
autocompletion?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have followed the procedure for removing contacts from my mailing
list
and they no longer show in the list but Outlook is still sending to
them. In
an email, when I expand the list in the bcc: field, these 'deleted'
contacts
are still there. How do I delete them permanently? I am

using
Outlook

2003
from Office Professional 2003.