Tracking group usage

Groups are very easy to create, are a powerful method to address many recipients at one time, and are reasonably easy to maintain. The only downside is that groups tend to linger in Active Directory well past their “best by” date. It’s common to create groups to assist with communication for an event or some other specific purpose. The group is used for many messages in the time leading up to the event. Afterward, it sits in the GAL waiting to be used again and will stay there until an administrator concludes that the group is no longer used and puts it out of its misery. Two questions arise from this scenario. The first is how to know whether groups are being used. The second is what to do with groups that are no longer used. ...

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