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Old 02-09-2004
mailx and mail list help - newbie qustion
I have a basic question - how do I create and then use a mail list to be able to send a mailx email to multiple recipients.

I assume I create a test file using vi, containing the email addresses - but what is the format - are the addresses separated by ";", or by spaces, ....???

Is there a naming convention to save the mail list ?
and finally, how do I use this in the mailx command.

I have searched the INTRO to UNIX textbook we have, searched this forum, and read the man command for mailx and can't seem to find this info.

Thanks for any help

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Last edited by oombera; 02-09-2004 at 12:29 PM..
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Old 02-09-2004
Sorry, I had to remove your email address. Answers to questions should stay in the forums; it's for the benefit of anyone with a similar problem in the future.

Check out these posts:
https://www.unix.com/showthread.php?threadid=10807&s=
https://www.unix.com/unix-for-dummies-questions-and-answers/956-mail-server.html?s=

And also check out the How do I send email? faq forum too; plenty of useful info there! Smilie
 
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