Hi,

Let me start by saying that I am not very computer literate. I did browse through some older posts here (back to 01/06) but couldn't find anything that specifically addresses my issue. So here goes:

I am using MS Outlook (2000) to manage my contact list for my BUSINESS. I am having trouble sending group e-mails (to just over 200 names) through Outlook...the mail shows up in my "sent" folder but never gets delivered to my inbox (I address it to myself and BCC the customers), and I have done TESTS with a couple of customers and it is not getting delivered to them either.

After each group mail, I get a message from MacAfee that says something like, "Potential Worm Activity!" and gives me three options...the first two (as I recall) would be to stop sending, and the last one (which is what I click on) says something like, "continue what I was doing".

The last time I was able to send, I had about 185 names...a couple of months ago. I had no trouble with e-mails getting out, but now I am really stuck since right now I can only contact the customers who opted for snail mail notices, unless I spend time making smaller distribution lists.

I'd welcome any thoughts from this seasoned group. Am I at the point where I need to LEAVE Outlook behind for a "real" contact managment program? IMO 200 names isn't very many, but maybe it's *too* many for what I'm trying to do? Any suggestions to fix the issue with Outlook?

Many thanks,

BPMost ISPs block any email that is addressed to more than 10 individual recipients. If you wish to send bulk emails, you should set up a mailing list for this purpose. EIther set up your own mailing list server (e.g. Mailman or Majordomo), or check if your ISP offers mailing lists.Hi Rob,

I guess I've just been fortunate to not have my group mails blocked in the PAST...weird. My web tech support offers a mailing list setup, which I guess I'll try out. As I mentioned, I'm less than "ept" with computers. Your response mirrors a couple of others I've gotten, so I guess it's time to move away from Outlook.

Thanks,
Jill

No - you'd still use Outlook to send the email to the mailing list. Just instead of lots of individual addresses, you'd mail to (e.g.) [emailprotected], then the mailing list server does the rest.Oh! So would the e-mail still look like it's coming from me (i.e. [emailprotected])? Or would it have the address of the server?The email would still have your address on it, yes. The mailing list basically takes over the WORK of sending out the email to multiple recipients; the recipients will recieve a normal-looking email (although mailing list software may add some footer to indicate that the message is via a mailing list).

As a matter of netiquette, you should ensure that your contacts are happy with the fact you'll be adding them to a mailing list.Excellent. Thank you, Rob! And I appreciate the netiquette tip as well. -JA pleasure. Be sure to visit again if you have any other issues!