--On March 7, 2006 11:25:27 AM -0600 "Stone, Keith" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I should note that the end users using the databases I mentioned weren't > writing DISTRIBUTE jobs themselves either. We built a desktop tool that > built all the jobs from text and lists stored in an Oracle database. > They never say the raw email jobs or did anything more complicated than > composing a mail-merge in Word-like interface and pressing "Send". > > Simple mail-merge really isn't all that difficult, but I agree that once > you get into multi-part emails (and when you consider graphics) you have > to really be a gluten for punishment. The documentation is cryptic at > best, and I can assume it won't improve since I'm sure bad documentation > helps the sales of Maestro. ;-) I don't think it's necessarily intentionally bad, just that it's been...ignored. :) That said, Maestro probably is the better answer, especially for those who are willing to or able to purchase it.