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John Lyon <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:46:31 -0400
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> I have a related BULK question that doesn't appear to be in the manual.
>
> On the bulk op web page, there is a option to bulk add and delete the
> existing list (replace an old with a new list).
>
> Is there an email template to accomplish that?

You can just add a DEL command to the job.....

//x JOB REPLY-TO=NONE
QUIET DEL listname1 *@* PW=yourpassword

ADD listname1 DD=ddname  PW=yourpassword
//ddname DD *
email_address1 fname lname
email_address2 fname lname
email_address3 fname lname
/*


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Lyon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 10:15 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ADD subscribers in batch
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to subscribe a batch of 30 people to lists via a single email
> > message.  The message contains an ADD command for each subscriber-list
> > combination.  E.g.:
> >
> > ADD listname1 email_address1 fname1 lname1
> > ADD listname2 email_address2 fname2 lname2
> > etc
>
> Not really the best way to accomplish this. I would suggest the bulk
> method described in Chapter 4.4.
>
> ADD listname1 DD=ddname  PW=yourpassword
> //ddname DD *
> email_address1 fname lname
> email_address2 fname lname
> email_address3 fname lname
> /*
>
> A separate job for another list:
> ADD listname2 DD=ddname  PW=yourpassword
> //ddname DD *
> email_address1 fname lname
> email_address2 fname lname
> email_address3 fname lname
> /*
>
> Of course the easiest way is via the web interface 'Bulk Op.' menu (if
> installed)

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