Suggestions on One-Time Mailing

[Brad Kittredge]

On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 13:00, Jim Thario wrote:
> Brad Kittredge wrote:
> > 
> > How about using using aliases?  It works beautifully for smaller lists. 
> > I've never used 400, but I can't imagine why it wouldn't work.
> > 
> > If you have a comma delimited list of addresses, you could just paste
> > them into /etc/aliases in this form:
> > 
> > alias_name: name at address1.com, name at address2.com, ...
> > 
> > You must run "newaliases" after you edit the file, then just send one
> > email to aliases at yourmailhost and all the defined addresses get it.
> > 
> > man aliases
> > 
> 
> If you do take this approach, I recommend sending to: your email and 
> bcc: to the alias name. This way if anyone does a reply-to-all it won't 
> cause a massive reply explosion to everyone on the list.
> 

Good point.  In my case the replies going to everyone have always been a
*good* thing.  

Also, you'd send your bcc to alias_name at yourmailhost instead of
aliases at yourmailhost, as in the example I gave earlier.  Doh...  Sorry. 
-- 
Brad Kittredge <fedora at mauryisland.com>