Global Address List
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The Global Address List (GAL) also known as Microsoft Exchange
Global Address Book is a directory service
within the Microsoft Exchange
email system. The GAL contains information for all email users, distribution groups, and Exchange resources. Digital IDs certificates generated by Microsoft Exchange Server Advanced Security IIS or by Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server (KMS) are automatically published in the Global Address Book. Users of Microsoft Outlook
can publish to GAL their externally generated PKI
certificates that are used for secure e-mail.
This can be worked around by running the Update-GlobalAddressList command from the Microsoft Exchange Shell (or alternatively, from the GUI: System Manager in 2000/2003 or Exchange Management Console in 2007/2010). As this can be time consuming, especially if updating both the Global Address List and the Address List, a number of third party GUI applications are available to carry out the task; such as G/AL Update.
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange can refer to:* Microsoft Exchange Server, an email server software product from Microsoft* Microsoft Exchange Client, the former companion client software for Exchange Server that was embedded into some versions of Microsoft Windows...
Global Address Book is a directory service
Directory service
A directory service is the software system that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a directory. In software engineering, a directory is a map between names and values. It allows the lookup of values given a name, similar to a dictionary...
within the Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Exchange Server is the server side of a client–server, collaborative application product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure products...
email system. The GAL contains information for all email users, distribution groups, and Exchange resources. Digital IDs certificates generated by Microsoft Exchange Server Advanced Security IIS or by Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server (KMS) are automatically published in the Global Address Book. Users of Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
can publish to GAL their externally generated PKI
Public key infrastructure
Public Key Infrastructure is a set of hardware, software, people, policies, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates. In cryptography, a PKI is an arrangement that binds public keys with respective user identities by means of a certificate...
certificates that are used for secure e-mail.
Updating the Global Address List
When making modifications to Exchange objects, such as mailboxes and distribution groups, it will take 24 hours before these modifications are reflected in the Global Address List.This can be worked around by running the Update-GlobalAddressList command from the Microsoft Exchange Shell (or alternatively, from the GUI: System Manager in 2000/2003 or Exchange Management Console in 2007/2010). As this can be time consuming, especially if updating both the Global Address List and the Address List, a number of third party GUI applications are available to carry out the task; such as G/AL Update.