At 1:38 PM -0400 10/26/99, Anjan Mukherjee wrote:
>Our version is 1.8c.Is there a database/file/archive that I can check for
>all the managers? Or do I have to "REV <listname>" 800 times to get 800
>headers to retrieve ALL list managers, and the send out 800 email messages?

At 2:10 PM -0400 10/26/99, Pete Weiss wrote:
>When/if you do broadcast to all 800+ lists' owners, please make sure you
>tell them who you are, why you are sending the message, why they are
>receiving the message including the fact that they are listed as an owner
>on one or more lists, where they can go for additional information, and
>perhaps as important, NOT to respond back to the 800+ lists' owners
>asking for additional information or why they are getting the message !

If I had to do this, I think I'd send a LISTS command to the server,
then copy it into my word processor and edit it by adding
[log in to unmask] to each list name, then subscribe that set of
addresses to a new broadcast-only list used specifically for these
announcements.  You can set that list up so that replies come to
directly to you.  Hopefully, using the generic <listname>-request
addresses will eliminate a lot of ongoing list upkeep, but I also
second Pete's suggestions regarding information to include in your
message.  Good luck!



Sherry Beauchamp
Listowner
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