If al you need is to send the e-mail you can use a tool downloadable from
Telamon.com which just sends e-mail.  No other capabilities are available
but it works great for letting us know when backup is finished and other
operational messages.

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Flowserve Corporation     Fax: 801-491-1750
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 -----Original Message-----
From:   Connie Sellitto [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Monday, September 11, 2000 10:01 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Email software for the HPe3000

Hello Listers,

        We're looking for better way to email customized messages directly
from the HPe3000 (937, MPE 5.5 PP7) to a group of 600-700 addresses at a
time.  Applications are COBOL, running against TurboImage databases.
Currently producing letters which are snail-mailed to one or 2 persons
each.

        When we wish to do a 'bulk' emailing, we extract the email
addresses along with the person's name from our mailing database, create a
flat file and download to a Mac, where it is cut-and-pasted into Eudora for
emailing.  This will seem 'hokey' to some, but since it is infrequently
used, works just fine for us.

        A new project requires that the text of each message be customized
with names, addresses, status, etc.  so I am looking into NetMail 3000, for
one, as a better solution.

        1)  Any advice as to ease of use/cost?

        2)  What do I need, hardware-wise on the 3000?  It has a LAN card -
10-base T, with a few PC's on it.  This is connected via hub to a Mac
network, which has Internet access.

Thanks for your responses,
Connie

Connie Sellitto
Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.
World's Largest Pedigreed Cat Registry