> The  alias'  name  doesn't  have to be "mailall." Give it a gibberishy
> name  and  the  users would be VERY unlikely to hit it, and it doesn't
> appear in any headers.

We did this several years ago. One user hit reply and everyone got the
message. We even tried using makelist and deleting the list when we were
done. There were several other options we tried and it all came down to just
remotely accessing the server and using the mailall.exe command line. I only
do this once a month, so it is not a major chore. But it is something that
Ipswitch could fix very easily and they have chosen not to for the last 5
years.

My real beef with mailall.exe is the fact that it only works reliably if you
use the registry. If you use SQL or NT SAM, not everyone will get the
message. And it is not consistent! Last month my wife did not get a copy of
the newsletter. This month she did...

Sheldon


Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner        http://www.tenforward.com
Ten Forward Communications      E-Commerce that makes sense!
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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time
to pause and reflect." Mark Twain




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