If I understand your post, why don't you try using Categories. I use
Categories to brake down my contacts into groups like Friends, Family, etc.

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Bob Eyster
Windows 7 Pro 32 Bit

"SD" wrote in message
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I would like to separate my individual contacts from my Distribution lists
via a sort. I've tried 'view-current view-customize current view- and
poked around there with no success.