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Forwarding a Email account to an Email Group in Exchange Ramifications?
Hello,
We are running Exchange 2013 and I have a few users that are asking if they can have a user email forward to an email distribution group. It seems like its possible but you need to rely on Powershell as apposed to the EAC GUI scaffolding. But I am wondering, is this recommended? Are there any ramifications to doing this like email routing loops or Out of Office Storms? Ordinarily I would just change the account in question to a group, but i believe it needs to be an account for 3rd part authentication purposes.
Thanks for your insight and experience.
We are running Exchange 2013 and I have a few users that are asking if they can have a user email forward to an email distribution group. It seems like its possible but you need to rely on Powershell as apposed to the EAC GUI scaffolding. But I am wondering, is this recommended? Are there any ramifications to doing this like email routing loops or Out of Office Storms? Ordinarily I would just change the account in question to a group, but i believe it needs to be an account for 3rd part authentication purposes.
Thanks for your insight and experience.
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Thanks to both of you for the feedback and detailed step by step.
For the record, this account is a service account and is not used by an actual person per-say, it is mostly used to authenticate to, receive alerts and for testing purposes. Was more kind of worried about some-kind of unforeseen email topology loop. But yeah, there should never been an auto-reply put onto it lol and I will not make it a member of the same group.
For the record, this account is a service account and is not used by an actual person per-say, it is mostly used to authenticate to, receive alerts and for testing purposes. Was more kind of worried about some-kind of unforeseen email topology loop. But yeah, there should never been an auto-reply put onto it lol and I will not make it a member of the same group.
I agree 100% with @Mohammad Ishtyaq Khatri
In our organization as well this would be a violation of security Protocols. It all depends on the e-mail account and the "Content" that will be shared through it.
As a general rule this is frowned upon, but can be ok in "some" circumstances,
If the account is a svc account as listed above. If the account is a pooled account that many departments use then I don't see why it can't be a distribution group.
If the account is a "Users" account or "Former Employee" account this could be a problem. All depends on your company security policies and how you handle terminated users. I might before I did that check with my Security Team and or "Legal Team" to get their take on the matter. If you are utilizing a former employees account and need it in the future for litigation you are most likely not going to be able to use it if you take this approach.