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Hi Sandy, I'm going to presume that you're referring to PINE in your question. It's very easy to create a distribution list where everyone is included and you simply just put the nickname of the list in the Bcc: area and all the names will be included and not seen by anyone receiving the email. After starting PINE, press 'm' for menu and 'a' for addressbook. Press 'a' again to add a new list and enter a nickname for the list (ie...ski), the full name of the list and then the email addresses below, spearting eachone with a comma so that PINE will recognize that they are distinct addresses. Save by using ^x (control+x) and 'y' (for exit and yes, save the work). Whenever you want to add to the list, just highlight your nickname (ie...ski) or the words 'DISTRIBUTION LIST' and press 'v' for view/edit or 'a' for add. Use this time to also delete any addresses you no longer want in the list. For lists larger than 50 names, I find PINE sometimes gets fussy so I break lists into smaller lists of 40 - 50 names each . You could call them 'ski1' and 'ski2'. To send the message to both in one email, put, 'sk1' and 'ski2' in the Bcc: field. PINE usually doesn't mind including more than 50 names if the names are broken down into smaller lists and included that way. If it does then simply send them as two emails. Have your document already saved in your files and use ^r (control+r) to 'read' the document into your email to save time. There is also an 'Lcc: mode designed for lists (I assume it allows many more names than Bcc:) but since I have never used, I don't know if the names would be hidden like Bcc:. If you're using another method (ie...IMAP) then you can set up similar distribution lists in your favourite email reading program and send Bcc: lists out in that manner. Hope this helps CCN Help ------------------ On Sun, 12 Feb 2006, Alexander E. Mackinnon wrote: > I am a long time Chebucto user but I usually access the Internet through the > library. That allows me only an hour each time to respond to and send all my > e-mail. > > I am the scribe for my cycle/ski/hiking club and send out an e-mail memo each > week to the members. The list has grown to 60 plus members and to date I have > been using a previous e-mail sent to me with everybody?s e-mail in the > ?cc? index and I just respond ?replying to all?. It has worked but it > exposes everyone?s e-mail to the whole membership. I would like to be able to > protect the privacy of the members e-mail addresses by ?Bcc? all members. > > It is simply not possible, let along practicable, for me to add each of the 60 + > addresses each time, but the new improvements to Chebucto look as though they > may make that possible. I added all the e-mails to my directory and if I could > figure out how to compile them in a list, which seems to be possible, can I > then add them all in the? Bcc? space at once by clicking on the list? If > so, I will need step by step directions to make it happen. I have read all the > help information but nothing seems to explain the procedure of making the list > and then the added step of access the "Bcc" function. Trial and error in the > directory hasn?t worked for me. Can you walk me through the process step by > step?
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