Working with distribution group membership approval

You can allow end-users to request distribution group membership through the ECP. Additionally, you can configure your distribution groups so that users can join a group automatically without having to be approved by a group owner. We'll take a look at how to configure these options in this recipe.

How to do it...

To allow end-users to add and remove themselves from a distribution group, you can set the following configuration using the Set-DistributionGroup cmdlet:

    Set-DistributionGroup -Identity CompanyNews `
    -MemberJoinRestriction Open `
    -MemberDepartRestriction Open  

This command will allow any user in the organization to join or leave the CompanyNews...