Should you feel inclined to type:
(1) create a single text file for clients with email addresses, of the format:
salutation client_name email_address (one line per client)
(2) create seperate text files for each of your form letters with replaceable
tokens for the salutation and client_name in each file.
(3) write a script or program to read one line of you client file and store
store the salutation, client_name and email_address line. Then it should read
the form letter file and replace the saultation and client_name tokens with the
appropriate values and write the form letter to a new file for mailing. the
last act is to call sendmail with the cilent's email address and the newly
created,properly "saluted" file. Repeat for each client.
now, sending mail is another story. If you have a static IP address and a
registered domain name, sendmail "should" send mail directly from the HP.
If not then talk to your ISP about relaying options.
scott.
On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, you wrote: > If you don't mind writing some mail headers,
there's always the (FREE) port > of Sendmail. There's a link to it on the jazz
site and it works fine (needs > Syslog/iX but that also works fine).
>
> You'll need to let the 3000 have access to (external) DNS and access to port
> 25 out of the firewall to actually send the mail out. An alternate solution
> is to relay the mail to your regular SMTP mailserver and let it do all the
> work.
>
> FWIW.
>
> Mark W.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simonsen, Larry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 11 September 2000 17:09
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Email software for the HPe3000
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > Larry Simonsen Phone: 801-489-2450
> > Flowserve Corporation Fax: 801-491-1750
> > PO Box 2200 http://www.Flowserve.com
> > Springville, UT 84663 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > All opinions expressed herein are my own and reflect, in no
> > way, those of my
> > employer.
> >
> > -----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
> >
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