On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:41:36 -0600, Michael Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >You say that you 'absolutely shudder at the thought of importing a few >hundred e-mail address into this packaging just sitting as bait for the >next worm.' > >Import from where? Addresses have already been collected and will be dumped from db into a csv text file, then imported. > >What I would do, is keep these addresses on a platform where Worms and >the like usually don't go, like the HP3000. Also, I'd put them in a >simple, reliable, and powerful, secure database like Image. Then I'd >write a little brain-dead (COBOL) program that reads in these addresses, >and makes use a freeware program like MAILNM to send out your messages, >one at a time to each address. Unfortunately, I am dealing with 100% MS. Could directly interface smpt with sockets, but would rather use something already written, and easy for the staff to use. Thanks! Evan * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *