VMS Help TCPIP Services, SMTP, Multiple Recipients  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    To send mail to more than one user, use the SEND command, but at
    the To: prompt, type a list of names or the name of an existing
    distribution list.

    When you type a list of names, use the following guidelines:

    o  Separate each name with a comma ( , ).

    o  If multiple users are on the same remote host, type the full
       user_name@host combination for each user.

    o  If a user is on your local host, omit the ampersand (@) and
       host.

    Use the following syntax:

    MAIL> SEND
    To: user1,user2,user3@host3,user4@host4

    where:

       user1 is located at the local OpenVMS system.
       user2 is located at the local OpenVMS system.
       user3 is located at host3.
       user4 is located at host4.

    MAIL> SEND
    To: user1@host5,user2@host5

    In this example, both users are located at remote host5.

    To send mail to multiple users by entering the name of a
    distribution list, follow these guidelines:

    o  The file with the distribution list can be yours or belong to
       someone else.

    o  The file can reside locally or remotely.

    o  Do not include the names of other distribution lists in the
       distribution list.

    You can use two kinds of distribution lists: OpenVMS distribution
    lists and SMTP distribution lists.

1 - OpenVMS list

    Generate an OpenVMS distribution list as follows:

    -  Create a .DIS file in your own directory or use an existing
       one.

    -  You can include comment lines (lines preceded by an
       exclamation mark (!)).

    -  You can include both OpenVMS addresses and SMTP addresses. If
       you want the Mail utility to use SMTP for all SMTP addresses,
       qualified and unqualified, either set the MAIL$INTERNET_MODE
       logical name to SMTP, specify fully qualified SMTP addresses
       only, or use the SMTP% prefix with the destination enclosed in
       quotation marks.

    -  To send mail to the people on your distribution list, enter:

       MAIL> SEND
       To: @list_name

2 - SMTP list

    Generate an SMTP distribution list as follows:

    -  Create, or use an existing, .DIS file in
       SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$SMTP] or, if defined on your system,
       TCPIP$SMTP_COMMON:.

    -  Give the list a unique name that is not the same as a local
       user name.

    -  Specify comment lines with an exclamation mark (!) in the
       first column.

    -  Include only SMTP addresses.

    -  Use one address per line.

    -  To send mail to the people on this distribution list, enter
       the following command:

       MAIL> SEND
       To: list_name@host_where_list_resides

       If the MAIL$INTERNET_MODE logical name is not set to SMTP,
       specify a fully qualified host name or use the SMTP% prefix
       with quotation marks enclosing the distribution list/host
       specification.

3 - Examples

    The following examples show some different methods of using
    distribution lists.

    1. This example sends mail to users whose names are on the local
       OpenVMS distribution list AGENCIES.DIS. The distribution list
       file is displayed in this example. The MAIL$INTERNET_MODE
       logical name is not set, so by default unqualified Internet
       addresses would be sent over DECnet; therefore, the AUDUBON@NY
       address is included with the SMTP% prefix and quotation marks.

       $ TYPE AGENCIES.DIS

       !
       ! This is an OpenVMS distribution file named AGENCIES.DIS.
       !
       SMTP%"audubon@ny"
       WILLIAMS@BELTWAY.ORG
       WILDLIFE@DALLAS.ORG
       jmuir@19.8.7.6
       SEC@GP.INTER8.ORG
       BATES::SCOPE
       !
       $ MAIL
       MAIL> SEND
       To:     @AGENCIES.DIS
       Subj:   NEWS TO WATCH FOR

    2. This example sends mail to users whose names are on the
       local SMTP distribution list SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$SMTP]NATL_
       INTEREST.DIS. The distribution list file is displayed in this
       example.

       $ TYPE NATL_INTEREST.DIS

       green@19.8.7.6
       wlf@19.7.6.5
       arlo@19.4.3.2
       free::monicaL
       wendell@biolo.ne.edu
       $ MAIL
       MAIL> SEND
       To:    natl_interest@main_office.org
       Subj:  News Items

    3. This example sends mail to the users on SMTP distribution list
       FINANCE_CENTERS.DIS, which is maintained on remote mail server
       host HOLBROOK.

       $ TYPE FINANCE_CENTERS.DIS

       ny_accts@23.9.7.4
       sf_stocks@23.7.11.2
       dallas_pfs@23.1.5.1
       denver_accts@holbrook
       $ MAIL
       MAIL> SEND
       To:     finance_centers@holbrook
       Subj:   Portfolio Activity