VMS mail distribution lists

[owen clarke]

We have been using PMDF mail product for years and enjoyed some of its extended functionality. We had to revert to VMS mail for some batch notifications when we purposely tried to "selectively break" our old domain (we did not want to turn off mx record). The problem is VMS mail does not have a "/ignore" qualifier to allow the complete parsing of a mail distribution list despite invalid entries. If an invalid entry is in a distribution list VMS mail simply errors and does not send to any element in the list. we have hundreds of distribution lists - tough to keep them up to date. any ideas please?

[Karl Rohwedder · Accepted solution]

May be I didn't understand the problem completely, but if I send mail using a distribution list and some elements of the list are false, e.g. not existing user, mail asks, if it should send anyway.
If you are using procedures, you may preanswer the question, e.g.
$ mail nl:/sub=test "@a.dis"
y


regards Kalle

[Jan van den Ende]

Kalle,

THANKS!

In hindsight it looks so simple, why did I not think of that years ago?

Owen, 10 points to Kalle!

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

[owen clarke]

Thanks for the reply Kalle...the problem is in batch the procedure just dies....

[owen clarke]

sorry Kalle - as I re-read your reply I spotted the "Y" .....(procedure vs. batch
confusion at end of the day)....I agree - 10 points...even works for multiple bad users!
thank you Kalle! simple = brilliant!