From the Outlook Express help files:

"You can send a message to a group of people by creating a mailing group (or "alias") containing their names. Then, you just type the group name in the To box when you send messages."

Well...what a bunch of BS that is !!!

I tried exactly that; & when I attempted to send the message, I got a stupid "Check Names" message that read: "Several matches were found in your address book...please select who you mean by 'DRC'" (which was the name of my created group.)

What's goin' on with this...they give you directions & then they don't work ?*?*?

Can someone please tell me how to send one lousy message to a group of people without problems popping up?

Thanks very much,

Mark Forman

This works for me.

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
text box.
After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and
Groups is selected.
b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
one group.

If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


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"DesRev1" wrote in message
...
From the Outlook Express help files:
"You can send a message to a group of people by creating a mailing group (or
"alias") containing their names. Then, you just type the group name in the
To box when you send messages."
Well...what a bunch of BS that is !!!

I tried exactly that; & when I attempted to send the message, I got a stupid
"Check Names" message that read: "Several matches were found in your address
book...please select who you mean by 'DRC'" (which was the name of my
created group.)

What's goin' on with this...they give you directions & then they don't work
?*?*?
Can someone please tell me how to send one lousy message to a group of
people without problems popping up?
Thanks very much,
Mark Forman

Bruce...



Turned out to be my fault. When I initially created the group, I guess I
didn't follow thru all the way & hit apply or OK or something (although...I
could have swore I did, but...) Anyway, I created the group again; & now it
appears in my main identities for selection.



Thanks; & sorry for the false alarm,



mark4man







"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This works for me.

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when
you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
text box.
After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders
and
Groups is selected.
b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
one group.

If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to
each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group
name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a
legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the
group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


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"DesRev1" wrote in message
...
From the Outlook Express help files:
"You can send a message to a group of people by creating a mailing group
(or
"alias") containing their names. Then, you just type the group name in the
To box when you send messages."
Well...what a bunch of BS that is !!!

I tried exactly that; & when I attempted to send the message, I got a
stupid
"Check Names" message that read: "Several matches were found in your
address
book...please select who you mean by 'DRC'" (which was the name of my
created group.)

What's goin' on with this...they give you directions & then they don't
work
?*?*?
Can someone please tell me how to send one lousy message to a group of
people without problems popping up?
Thanks very much,
Mark Forman

"DesRev1" schreef in bericht ...
From the Outlook Express help files:

"You can send a message to a group of people by creating a mailing group (or "alias") containing their names. Then, you just type the group name in the To box when you send messages."

Well...what a bunch of BS that is !!!

I tried exactly that; & when I attempted to send the message, I got a stupid "Check Names" message that read: "Several matches were found in your address book...please select who you mean by 'DRC'" (which was the name of my created group.)

What's goin' on with this...they give you directions & then they don't work ?*?*?

Can someone please tell me how to send one lousy message to a group of people without problems popping up?

Thanks very much,

Mark Forman

Is "DRC" one of the items in the list in the Check Names box? If so,
select it at that point.

To avoid the problem, make a longer unique name so that the group name
is not part of the name of some other contacts

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Sjaak Liebers" wrote in message
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"DesRev1" schreef in bericht
...
From the Outlook Express help files:

"You can send a message to a group of people by creating a mailing
group (or "alias") containing their names. Then, you just type the group
name in the To box when you send messages."

Well...what a bunch of BS that is !!!

I tried exactly that; & when I attempted to send the message, I got a
stupid "Check Names" message that read: "Several matches were found in
your address book...please select who you mean by 'DRC'" (which was the
name of my created group.)

What's goin' on with this...they give you directions & then they don't
work ?*?*?

Can someone please tell me how to send one lousy message to a group of
people without problems popping up?

Thanks very much,

Mark Forman