Adding members to existing group with distribution list, instead of individual email

I am trying to add members to an existing group with a distribution list, instead of with the login info that someone logs into their account from. I can add the DL email address, however, when i get the email to approve, it tries to log my account in, and not through the distribution list. Is this possible so that anyone apart of a particular distribution list is able to log into our gitlab project? Let me know your thoughts!

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Thanks for taking the time to be thorough in your request, it really helps! :blush: