Re: [Emerald] Outlook 97 freezes when trying to send mass mail via SQL Query

Rudy Komsic ( (no email) )
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:22:19 -0400

well yes you can... actually you need to format your query to save to a text
file and then import it from a text file to your address book. One way of
handling that. Another is just to flag all your E-Mail fields and then copy
and paste it to the BCC line. Then let OE handle the sorting, If your ISP
limits Mass E-Mailing, then this can be cumbersome.

Then you import it into your Address Book and voila...
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Stinson <astinson@apex2000.net>
To: <emerald@iea-software.com>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Emerald] Outlook 97 freezes when trying to send mass mail via
SQL Query

> You can use OE for mass mailing using the mail SQL query?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

--> ------------------------------------------>      Andrew Stinson                      Apex 2000 Internet Services> Corporation> mailto:astinson@apex2000.net   http://www.apex2000.net  (915) 570-1676> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--> ------------------------------------------>> ----- Original Message -----> From: Rudy Komsic <rudyk@cyberglobe.net>> To: <emerald@iea-software.com>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 8:30 PM> Subject: RE: [Emerald] Outlook 97 freezes when trying to send mass mailvia> SQL Query>>> > after getting fed up with Outlook 97, I went to use Outlook Express.> > Outlook needs to be totally redesigned from scratch since it isbasically> a> > revamped Exchange client (win95 dayz).  The COntact management is nicebut> > too slow and clunky.  No matter what SPs I added, the thing would always> > lock up on me after a few messages too.> >> > > -----Original Message-----> > > From: emerald-request@iea-software.com> > > [mailto:emerald-request@iea-software.com]On Behalf Of Andrew Stinson> > > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 3:36 PM> > > To: emerald@iea-software.com> > > Subject: [Emerald] Outlook 97 freezes when trying to send mass mailvia> > > SQL Query> > >> > >> > > We are having some problems sending out a large amount of mail> > > using an SQL> > > script.  When we try to send mail out (could be anywhere from 300 to> 3300> > > e-mails) outlook will freeze at different points.  It'll send 300 msgs> one> > > time, then freeze at 90 the next. We have Outlook 8.02.4212> > > running and SQL> > > Server 7....I noticed a few "Warnings" in the Emerald Mail archives> about> > > Outlook '97, and having to run SR2 on it to get it to work> > > properly.  Before> > > we try that, I'd like to know if anyone else has had that problem, and> if> > > they haven't, are they running Outlook 8 w/ SR2? Thanks.> > >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------> > > ----------> > > ------------------------------------------> > >      Andrew Stinson                      Apex 2000 Internet Services> > > Corporation> > > mailto:astinson@apex2000.net   http://www.apex2000.net  (915) 570-1676> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------> > > ----------> > > ------------------------------------------> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > For more information about this list (including removal) go to:> > > http://www.iea-software.com/support/maillists/liststart> > >> >> >> >> > For more information about this list (including removal) go to:> > http://www.iea-software.com/support/maillists/liststart> >>>>> For more information about this list (including removal) go to:> http://www.iea-software.com/support/maillists/liststart



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