Re: TCPIP SMTP distribution lists

From: Paul Sture (nospam_at_sture.homeip.net)
Date: 05/04/04 

Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 08:45:10 +0200

Jonathan Boswell wrote:
> I used this feature in 1999 to send to about 1000 distinct addresses, and it
> seemed to work OK. If memory serves, you enter one address per line,
> placing them in a file called yourlistname.dis. Thereafter, when you send
> SMTP mail to a machine with this list defined, i.e. to
> yourlistname@your.domain.name, the queue forwards your message to all
> entries in the list leaving the From: header intact. I don't see why you
> couldn't add local addresses to the list, but I don't remember explicitly
> testing that possibility.
>

I've been using distribution lists for local users for many years, and
it does work.

However, it validates that local users exist, and adds a prompt if any
don't:

MAIL> send/edit
To: @allusers
%MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such user NOBODY
%MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such user NOT_HERE
Do you want to send anyway (Y/N, default is N)? n

MAIL> send
To: @allusers
%MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such user NOBODY
%MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such user NOT_HERE
Do you want to send anyway (Y/N, default is N)? y
Subj: Test
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Test

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