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Directory Monitor
The directory monitor actually goes under different names, depending on which back end
Unity is configured for, but the functionality is the same. The directory monitor is respon-
sible for all adds, moves, and changes for all objects Unity writes to in the directory. This
includes mail users (subscribers), public distribution lists, contacts (custom recipients in
Exchange 5.5), and location objects. The discussion of the directory in Chapter 4, “Com-
ponents and Subsystems: Directory,” goes into more detail about which properties are
updated on each object for the different back ends.
The monitor is also responsible ...