>Ah ha! yes, i have outlook 2000.
>
>The solution was to go to the Outlook tools menu (email options=> advanced
>e-mail options) and select "allow comma as address separator" ) easy, huh?
>
>Thank you so much, i promise i will stop monopolizing the listserv now.
>Sarah Standiford
Thanks for following up with the solution. That's one that I'm going
to file away so I can pull it out sometime at a client's office and
look like a magician. Walt, thanks for discovering the trick.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Walt Daniels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 9:55 AM
>To: TechRocks Support
>Subject: [support] Re: Bizarre batch email shenanigans
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED], ... MISSING OR
>> INCORRECT DOMAIN IN RCPT COMMAND
>
>in your message is the key (note the comma) Outlook Express takes commas.
>What version of Outlook are you using? Older ones may only take semicolons
>(I seem to remember). Outlook 2000 seems to take either.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sarah Standiford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 8:47 AM
>> To: TechRocks Support
>> Subject: [support] Re: Bizarre batch email shenanigans
>>
>>
>> Regarding my batch email bounces, here's a copy of the typical bounce
>> message"
>>
>> "Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
>>
>> Subject: Planned Parenthood Survey
>> Sent: 6/18/01 3:19 PM
>> The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 6/18/01 3:19 PM
>> The recipient name is not recognized
>> The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=US;a=
>> ;p=ppnne;l=MAIL-010618191901Z-12589
>> MSEXCH:IMS:ppnne:PPNTDOMAIN:MAIL 3550 (000B09AA) 550
>> MISSING OR
>> INCORRECT DOMAIN IN RCPT COMMAND"
>>
>>
>> As far as I can see, there are two things going on, and i am not sure if
>> they are related. One is that Outlook is not allowing me to send more than
>> 200 messages as a time. (Our computer services are doing some
>> work with the
>> firewall to see if they can fix the problem there. but outside of
>> that they
>> are fresh out of ideas about the whole thing.)
>>
>> Additionally, batch emails that do go out (of less than 200 people) get
>> bounced or do not reach their destination. Above is the bounce i
>> receive for
>> the first address in the string, and I have confirmation from
>> spot checking
>> that the others aren't reaching their destination as well.
>>
>> I have also reexamined the addresses in the bcc field and can't find
>> anything out of order. They are all separated by a comma and a
>> space (though
>> in my outlook program addresses get separated by a ;
>> semi-colon..would that
>> matter??)
>>
>> As far as the steps i take to send the e-mail..i find the group
>> to send to ,
>> follow the steps on the wizard (and don't create source codes)
>> and generally
>> paste the message from another email in my outlook program, though i have
> > tried pasting from MWord as well. I can't think of any other info
> > to relate
> > , but let me know if i am missing something.
> >
> > and thank you!
>> Sarah Standiford
>> PP Northern New England
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 5:16 PM
>> To: TechRocks Support
>> Subject: [support] Re: Bizarre batch email shenanigans
>>
>>
>> There's no doubt that throwing the computer out the window would stop
>> the messages from bouncing. But if your goal is to successfully send
>> them...
>>
>> We'd need some more information to really dig into this. For example,
>> what steps you take to send the email, and what the bounce message
>> looks like.
>>
>> Email programs and servers are pretty fussy about how addresses are
>> formatted. A string of addresses needs to be in the format
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], and so on. If any one of the long
>> string of addresses in a bulk message is ill-formed, the message will
>> bounce. Have a look through the bcc: field after you paste your
> > addresses into the message and see if you can spot something out of
>> order.
>>
>> >Here's a bizarre scenario and continuation of my batch email drama.
>> >
>> >Everytime I send a batch email, the first email on the list gets bounced
>> >back to me as undeliverable.
>> >
>> >I do not think the other emails are reaching their destination, because
>> that
>> >is the only bounce i receive (and i know there are more bad
>> addresses than
>> >the first one on the list)plus i have received no replies for an
>> email that
>> >requests one.
>> >
>> >I've attempted sending five batches of 150-250 emails at a time, and each
>> >time this scenario has occured.
>> >
>> >Any advice? Im prepared to throw the computer out the window if anyone
>> >thinks that will help.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >Sarah Standiford
>> >PP Northern New England
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