Just a simple question: why does it take so long for new users to appear in the GAL after launching a GAL update? I often don't see the new users showing-up in the GAL until the next day.

Just a simple question: why does it take so long for new users to appear in the GAL after launching a GAL update? I often don't see the new users showing-up in the GAL until the next day. You might be talking about Outlook OAB, which is generated on exchange server once in a day, and thus available to OL clients after that. GALs are updated immediately when you run update-globalAdderssList and then immediately become available in OL and OWA. So if u are having GAL problem then first make sure that you have the updadted GAL in OWA and then check in outlook. Regards,Laeeq Qazi|Team Lead(Exchange + Sharepoint + BES + DynamicsCRM) www.HostingController.com

This article explains the process: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841273 Administering the offline address book in Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/11/15/431502.aspx

Laeeq, Yes, you're correct...I should have referenced the Outlook OAB in my question rather than the GAL. Nonetheless, your reply answered my question...thanks!

AndyD, I'll check-out those articles, thanks!