Thank you to all who responded!

Gregg Hill



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
I agree with Diane. Using a Yahoo or Google group isn't going to look
professional. Plus, given that you can expect a 10% bounce rate for any
mass
mailing, does he really want to be going by hand through 50 or so
non-delivery reports every time to see who needs to be deleted from the
list
or get an address update? Any purpose-built mass mailing application,
whether
hosted or local, should be able to process those NDRs and make that task
easier. Some ISPs also offer Mailman or other list software as part of
their
package; it doesn't hurt to ask.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx



"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

With a list that large, I'd look into using real list software. I'd avoid
yahoogroups for business, but there are apps you can run on your network
(and with your domain) that will send them 1 at a time... you may or may
not
hit limits with the ISP though - some have min and/or hourly limits too.

You can use mail merge so only 1 name per message or a utility that slows
sending so you don't hit limits. See
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/massmail.asp for a list of utilities.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"Gregg Hill" greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com wrote
in
message ...
Diane,

How can one send to 500 people if one's ISP limits messages to about 50
recipients per message? I just had someone tell me that he has to break
down his email blast to his clients into groups of 25-30 or they will
not
send. He has almost 500 people to whom he sends a monthly update.

No, he is not a spammer. These people are his legitimate clients.

Gregg Hill