any size or number constraint on the BCC field in mail()

[NotGiven]

I need to send emails to about 100 people for a client - NOT spam. Rather
it is a notifying them of a page they need to view.

majorDomo - look stoo complicated to get up and running and I don't want
them to email it back abd get everyone's emails replies - so this option is
out.

The options are:
- use php mail() and run it several times with 250 emails in the BCC field
each time
- install a simple list manager - any ideas of something easy to install &
use?

Any ideas are much appreciated!

[CountScubula]

Re: any size or number constraint on the BCC field in mail()

"NotGiven" <noname@nonegiv en.net> wrote in message
news:UHoJb.1385 8$ml6.1470@bign ews4.bellsouth. net...[color=blue]
> I need to send emails to about 100 people for a client - NOT spam. Rather
> it is a notifying them of a page they need to view.
>
> majorDomo - look stoo complicated to get up and running and I don't want
> them to email it back abd get everyone's emails replies - so this option[/color]
is[color=blue]
> out.
>
> The options are:
> - use php mail() and run it several times with 250 emails in the BCC field
> each time
> - install a simple list manager - any ideas of something easy to install &
> use?
>
> Any ideas are much appreciated!
>
>[/color]

do you have admin rights to the box? (or maybe its your box?)

add a user (a linux user, not some gui thing) and call it something like
clientfw1

shellcommand:
adduser clientfw1

then in /home/clientfw1

ad a file called .forward

and put ever email address in that file.

then send mail to clientfw1 using php mail()

sendmail will forward a copy to every user in that file. and clientfw1 will
NOT have a copy in its mailbox, unless specificly clientfw1 apears in its
own .forward file


--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[Tim Van Wassenhove]

Re: any size or number constraint on the BCC field in mail()

On 2004-01-03, CountScubula <me@scantek.hot mail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> "NotGiven" <noname@nonegiv en.net> wrote in message
> news:UHoJb.1385 8$ml6.1470@bign ews4.bellsouth. net...[color=green]
>> I need to send emails to about 100 people for a client - NOT spam. Rather
>> it is a notifying them of a page they need to view.
>>
>> majorDomo - look stoo complicated to get up and running and I don't want
>> them to email it back abd get everyone's emails replies - so this option[/color]
> is[color=green]
>> out.
>>
>> The options are:
>> - use php mail() and run it several times with 250 emails in the BCC field
>> each time
>> - install a simple list manager - any ideas of something easy to install &
>> use?
>>
>> Any ideas are much appreciated!
>>
>>[/color]
>
> do you have admin rights to the box? (or maybe its your box?)
>
> add a user (a linux user, not some gui thing) and call it something like
> clientfw1
>
> shellcommand:
> adduser clientfw1
>
> then in /home/clientfw1
>
> ad a file called .forward
>
> and put ever email address in that file.
>
> then send mail to clientfw1 using php mail()
>
> sendmail will forward a copy to every user in that file. and clientfw1 will
> NOT have a copy in its mailbox, unless specificly clientfw1 apears in its
> own .forward file[/color]

Using procmail provides more functionalities ;)

--
verum ipsum factum

[CountScubula]

Re: any size or number constraint on the BCC field in mail()

"Tim Van Wassenhove" <euki@pi.be> wrote in message
news:bt5mju$3k3 oa$2@ID-188825.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> On 2004-01-03, CountScubula <me@scantek.hot mail.com> wrote:[color=green]
> > "NotGiven" <noname@nonegiv en.net> wrote in message
> > news:UHoJb.1385 8$ml6.1470@bign ews4.bellsouth. net...[color=darkred]
> >> I need to send emails to about 100 people for a client - NOT spam.[/color][/color][/color]
Rather[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> it is a notifying them of a page they need to view.
> >>
> >> majorDomo - look stoo complicated to get up and running and I don't[/color][/color][/color]
want[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> them to email it back abd get everyone's emails replies - so this[/color][/color][/color]
option[color=blue][color=green]
> > is[color=darkred]
> >> out.
> >>
> >> The options are:
> >> - use php mail() and run it several times with 250 emails in the BCC[/color][/color][/color]
field[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> each time
> >> - install a simple list manager - any ideas of something easy to[/color][/color][/color]
install &[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> use?
> >>
> >> Any ideas are much appreciated!
> >>
> >>[/color]
> >
> > do you have admin rights to the box? (or maybe its your box?)
> >
> > add a user (a linux user, not some gui thing) and call it something like
> > clientfw1
> >
> > shellcommand:
> > adduser clientfw1
> >
> > then in /home/clientfw1
> >
> > ad a file called .forward
> >
> > and put ever email address in that file.
> >
> > then send mail to clientfw1 using php mail()
> >
> > sendmail will forward a copy to every user in that file. and clientfw1[/color][/color]
will[color=blue][color=green]
> > NOT have a copy in its mailbox, unless specificly clientfw1 apears in[/color][/color]
its[color=blue][color=green]
> > own .forward file[/color]
>
> Using procmail provides more functionalities ;)
>
> --
> verum ipsum factum[/color]

True, procmail does, however, look at the complexities of each, and at what
level do you think he should attempt this? most admins today stumble when
it comes to writing recipies. The best solutions sometimes is one that is
most easiest to implement, not the most robust.

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools