Re: Bulk Email

How could I send this email in such a way that there is no drain on the ISP's resources. I am far from being an expert on using email [...]

Bulk mail is something nobody likes to receive... (and depending on the circumstances and the area it comes from or goes to, it might even be illegal) so this is the one thing that makes the monks reluctant to answer.

The other is: you offered a solution already, so what is the actual Perl question about it?

Update:
Yikes, I've drawn a flame. I am sorry!
I neither mean to moralize nor question the good intentions of the OPoster. I state that the impression the OPosting left on me was a negative one. And while the OP may be no spammer, spammers read and learn the same way we do.

It must be alright to ask about the perl question on Perl Monks, being eager to learn about it and answer it, if I'am able to. No harm was intended.

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Re: Bulk Email by b10m (Vicar) on Apr 18, 2004 at 12:30 UTC
Bulk mail is something nobody likes to receive... (and depending on the circumstances and the area it comes from or goes to, it might even be illegal) so this is the one thing that makes the monks reluctant to answer. What makes you say this? I take it you generalize all bulk e-mail and degrade it to "spam" (which a lot of people don't like to receive, correct). There are however mailing lists to which people subscribe. I don't think everybody on a mailing list dislikes receiving those e-mails. Please don't confuse bulk e-mail with UBE (Unsolicited Bulk E-Mail). -- b10m All code is usually tested, but rarely trusted.	[reply]
Re: Re: Bulk Email by Happy-the-monk (Canon) on Apr 18, 2004 at 12:48 UTC
It doesn't look like it's a mailing list the OP is asking for. Otherwise, you're correct, there must be people out there who like to receive mailing list email.	[reply]
Re: Re: Bulk Email by erniep (Sexton) on Apr 18, 2004 at 13:03 UTC
Bulk mail is something nobody likes to receive... The other is: you offered a solution already, so what is the actual Perl question about it? The question was asked because I live in a community and volunteer my time to help with the community Internet site. It was asked in order to comply with the wishes of the ISP and asked for a resonable solution to a reasonable ISP concern. The email address' I refer to are from community residents that have asked to be updated on community affairs and/or emergencies. I thank the monks that have offer their advice as to how to solve the problem. I offered my potential solution and asked if there are alternatives, this seems to me to be reasonable . Update Mr. Happy-- I thank you for your explanation. I agree that there are many many programmers out in cyberland whose motives are not positive. but perhaps we should think of the adage: "innocent until". Monks Rule...Thank you all once again	[reply]