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They should behave similar to Groups, but as you are using on-prem Lync, that's probably expected. In EO, if I add them to the contact list or start and IM/call with the group, membership is expanded.
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They should behave similar to Groups, but as you are using on-prem Lync, that's probably expected. In EO, if I add them to the contact list or start and IM/call with the group, membership is expanded.

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Is there any workaround that you may be able to offer?
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Is there any workaround that you may be able to offer?

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When creating groups in Office 365, Lync does not seem to recognize them as distribution groups. &nbsp;Although they come up through a search, Lync treats them as an individual contact rather than pulling in all the members of the group. Currently, our instance of Lync is hosted on premise so I am not sure if that would have something to do with this. &nbsp;Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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When creating groups in Office 365, Lync does not seem to recognize them as distribution groups.  Although they come up through a search, Lync treats them as an individual contact rather than pulling in all the members of the group. Currently, our instance of Lync is hosted on premise so I am not sure if that would have something to do with this.  Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Using Office 365 Groups in Lync

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