Office 365 Groups is a special cross-application service that is used to collaborate with other users in a team and edit documents in accordance with the defined policies at the team level or project level. A distribution list is sometimes called a contact group, distribution group or an Outlook group. Instead, you can enter the name of a distribution list ( developers as the destination address and the email will be sent to all the developers in the list.
If you need to notify all developers about changes in a new application version, entering the email addresses of each developer would be time-consuming and tedious. For example, you can create a distribution list called This list can contain multiple email addresses of developers ( developer developer etc.). The name of a distribution list looks like a usual email address name. What Is a Distribution List?Ī distribution list is a list of email addresses that can be used to send emails to multiple recipients without entering each destination email address manually. If you’re a new Office 365 user, this blog post comparing and contrasting distribution lists and Office 365 groups is for you. By Michael Bose Office 365 Groups vs Distribution Lists: A Comprehensive Comparisonĭistribution lists and Office 365 groups are useful features that are widely used by Microsoft Office 365 users.