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This is a topic that keeps getting brought up and I can never seem to get a firm answer when I use the google machine.<br />
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We upload our employee photos to the GAL in exchange and have been doing so for years. &nbsp;Every once in while, we'll get a department requesting a photo for their Distribution Group. &nbsp;<br />
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I re-do my research on the subject every time to see if anything has changed since I last looked. &nbsp;From everything I've read, it appears as though Microsoft does NOT support this, but it is possible to achieve this via ADSI Edit? &nbsp;<br />
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For the record, I don't really care if it's achievable by hacking the schema via ADSI, I just need to know if Microsoft officially does or does not support this. &nbsp;We use Exchange 2010 SP3 and Outlook 2010
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This is a topic that keeps getting brought up and I can never seem to get a firm answer when I use the google machine.

We upload our employee photos to the GAL in exchange and have been doing so for years.  Every once in while, we'll get a department requesting a photo for their Distribution Group.  

I re-do my research on the subject every time to see if anything has changed since I last looked.  From everything I've read, it appears as though Microsoft does NOT support this, but it is possible to achieve this via ADSI Edit?  

For the record, I don't really care if it's achievable by hacking the schema via ADSI, I just need to know if Microsoft officially does or does not support this.  We use Exchange 2010 SP3 and Outlook 2010

Exchange GAL Distribution Group Photos

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