hi, i think it does. have to wait until tomorrow morning when i can try it on our server. thanks for your help both of you mark -----Original Message----- From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 09 March 2004 18:27 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: ldap and gal filter using or filter http://www.MSExchange.org/ Thanks Mark. That explains it. I usually just mod the original to suit, so it didn't occur to me that the new one would AND the attributes by default. Mark, does that answer the question you were after? Al -----Original Message----- From: Mark Fugatt [mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:16 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: ldap and gal filter using or filter http://www.MSExchange.org/ Al It maybe that I did not understand Mark's question fully, the Default GAL uses an OR statement, as shown below, the | after the third ( indicated the OR (&(mailnickname=*)(|(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(!(homeMDB=*) )(!(msExchHomeServerName=*)))(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(|(h omeMDB=*)(msExchHomeServerName=*)))(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=con tact))(objectCategory=group)(objectCategory=publicFolder)(objectCategory=msE xchDynamicDistributionList) )) If you create a new Address List or GAL and add extra search attributes they are by default an AND Mark Fugatt MCSE, MCT, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Rochester, NY Tel: 585 586 3890 Cell: 585 576 4750 http://www.4mcts.com http://www.exchangetrainer.com -----Original Message----- From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:04 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: ldap and gal filter using or filter http://www.MSExchange.org/ Is it? I don't have one handy to look at. Can you paste a default LDAP GAL building filter? (that's also different from standard; maybe I'm just being picky today. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Fugatt [mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:43 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: ldap and gal filter using or filter http://www.MSExchange.org/ The default is AND Mark Fugatt MCSE, MCT, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Rochester, NY Tel: 585 586 3890 Cell: 585 576 4750 http://www.4mcts.com http://www.exchangetrainer.com -----Original Message----- From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:37 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: ldap and gal filter using or filter http://www.MSExchange.org/ Who told you the logic was AND? How did they build the GAL that comes with if that's the case? ADSIEdit would be a last resort for any solution for most people. Did this person include documentation on how they expected you to handle this? -----Original Message----- From: Mark Sudron [mailto:marks@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:36 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] ldap and gal filter using or filter http://www.MSExchange.org/ hi folks, Can anybody tell me if it is possible to create a custom LDAP query in 2k that shows users AND groups in a global address list? I know that the standard filter logic is 'AND' and not 'OR' which is the cause of my problems someone suggested i use adsiedit to edit the ldap query so i can specifiy an or. is this right? if so i can't see where the gal filters end up in adsiedit thanks mark ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------