What is the difference between the Distribution Group and Shared Mailbox?

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Distribution groups are used for sending emails to multiple recipients, while shared mailboxes are used for collaboration and sharing of emails.

Distribution groups are used for sending emails to multiple recipients with a single email address.
Shared mailboxes are used for collaboration and sharing of emails among a group of users.
Distribution groups are managed by an administrator, while shared mailboxes can be managed by multiple users.
Shared mailboxes can be accessed by multiple users simultaneously, while distribution groups can only be accessed by one user at a time.
Examples of distribution groups include sales@company.com, support@company.com, while examples of shared mailboxes include info@company.com, hr@company.com.

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Share d mailboxes are used for collaboration and sharing of emails among a group of user.

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