How to send Bulk email

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Is there a way to send email to several addresses using the blind copy
from a file with a list of names?? Would like to stop having all my
contact names on the email when I send it to a group. Would like it if
I could just put the names in a list and then put the list in the
blind copy but have not figured out how to do it.
TonySper
 
If yousend these bulk mails to the same addressees consistantly you can set
up group email lists. The setup process varies depending on what email
client you're wanting to use.
 
Thanks for the info. Yes I have used the group but that means hand
typing or copying from the address book. Is there a way of putting all
the addresses into a file and then just use the file??
TonySper

If yousend these bulk mails to the same addressees consistantly you
can set
up group email lists. The setup process varies depending on what
email
client you're wanting to use.
 
Doug,
That's it!!. Import comma delaminated text file. Thanks for pointing
me in the correct direction.
TonySper

Open the Address Book and go to File, Import, Other

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Doug,
I imported a txt file twice and it said it completed it but I can not
find where it put it. Where does the file go when you import it???
TonySper

Open the Address Book and go to File, Import, Other

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Are you referring to the OE Address Book? Look in Shared Contacts (enable
View > Folders and groups).

You cannot import Groups or Folders but you can make a Group of these
contacts after you import them.
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Create a "New Group" in the address book. You can copy existing addresses
from the address book or add new ones. Now use the group name in BCC.
 
TonySper said:
Is there a way to send email to several addresses using the blind copy
from a file with a list of names?? Would like to stop having all my
contact names on the email when I send it to a group. Would like it if
I could just put the names in a list and then put the list in the
blind copy but have not figured out how to do it.
TonySper
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What mail program?

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Yes I am referring to OE. I know I can put a group into the BCC but I
want to import a group of email address from a file into the group. I
have to many to hand type them all. It lets me import the file but
then I can not find where it is putting them.
Tony

Are you referring to the OE Address Book? Look in Shared Contacts
(enable
View > Folders and groups).

You cannot import Groups or Folders but you can make a Group of these
contacts after you import them.
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news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP
 
The contacts are most likely in Shared Contacts list, but not as a Group.
See my first reply. You cannot import Groups or Folders into Address Book.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
 
When I make up the import file I have made it a txt file with each
address followed by a comma example:
(e-mail address removed),[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] etc.
try to import the file and it says to select which field you want to
import and I select email address and then it imports the file. at
least it says it does. I look in the shared contacts and elsewhere and
it is not there. Am I building the import file wrong?? Any ideas??
TonySper

The contacts are most likely in Shared Contacts list, but not as a
Group.
See my first reply. You cannot import Groups or Folders into Address
Book.
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news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
OE General newsgroup:
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
 
You're doing this wrong. Individual items for each address are separated by commas (name, e-mail, phone, etc.). Each address (and its information) is on a separate line.
 
Take a peek using the back door: Export your current Address Book as a TXT
(CSV) file and take a look at the formatting. Now format your TXT (CSV)
file accordingly and, bingo!
 
Doug,
Thank You, I got it now. Was using wrong format like you said. Thanks
for all the help.
TonySper

You're doing this wrong. Individual items for each address are
separated by commas (name, e-mail, phone, etc.). Each address (and
its information) is on a separate line.

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Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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PA BEAR,
Yes that was great help. It created a nice CSV file to look at. Lots
of help. Thanks.
TonySper

Take a peek using the back door: Export your current Address Book as a
TXT
(CSV) file and take a look at the formatting. Now format your TXT
(CSV)
file accordingly and, bingo!
 
YW.
PA BEAR,
Yes that was great help. It created a nice CSV file to look at. Lots
of help. Thanks.
TonySper

Take a peek using the back door: Export your current Address Book as a
TXT
(CSV) file and take a look at the formatting. Now format your TXT
(CSV)
file accordingly and, bingo!
Click to expand...
 
I now have another problem in that I cannot import the email address
into any folder except my main one. When I copy the addresses to
another folder that is fine but if I delete them from my main folder
they get deleted from the my new folder. Each time I import the
addresses I can't seem to bring them into any new folders. How do you
import them to a new folder??
TonySper

YW.
 
As stated in several replies here, you cannot import Groups or Folders and
you cannot import contacts just to an already-created Group or Folder.

Everything else you're seeing is default behavior, I'm afraid. Make certain
you understand the differences between a Folder and a Group, Tony. There
are very subtle but important differences in how each behaves and is used.
I recommend opening Address Book Help > Search tab > type "folder" (w/out
the quotes) > List topic > Read all related pages; then do the same with
"group".
 
Thanks. I think I have it now. Seems like you should be able to import
into a folder but I guess not. What I am doing now is saving the
address book, delete all the contacts and then import a new list. Send
this list in my Bcc and then when done import back my saved list. That
is terrible. You would think that MS would improve on that.
TonySper

As stated in several replies here, you cannot import Groups or Folders
and
you cannot import contacts just to an already-created Group or Folder.

Everything else you're seeing is default behavior, I'm afraid. Make
certain
you understand the differences between a Folder and a Group, Tony.
There
are very subtle but important differences in how each behaves and is
used.
I recommend opening Address Book Help > Search tab > type "folder"
(w/out
the quotes) > List topic > Read all related pages; then do the same
with
"group".
 
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