On 11 Jun 2005 at 9:30, Darren Evans-Young wrote:

> The email addresses for all employees are stored in a database on another
> machine. I have a job that downloads that data each morning. The job
> removes all subscribers then reloads with the updated data.

This is exactly the kind of situation where LISTSERV Maestro can make 
your life easier. All you would need to do is hook Maestro to your 
database (read-only), create a "target group" that pulls exactly the 
records and fields you need, and then give Maestro accounts (with 
access to the target group) to the people who send those 
announcements. Then your data would be "fresh" for each mailing, and 
include the subscribers who were added since the morning.

Then if you wish you can even add customized information on the 
mailings, for example, "You are subscribed as &EMAIL; and you are 
receiving this email because it is a condition of continued 
employment in the &DEPT; department at XYZ University." 

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