Send mass emails using outlook

[Guest]

Thank you so much for your help. I have an opt-in alumni club with 500 email
addresses. I send a regular newsletter. I have checked with my ISP, and
they have no problem with mass emails under 1000 recipients, but Microsoft
Outlook will only let me send to 100, which means I copy and paste 4 times.
I know it is an Outlook limitation because when I used to use outlook
express, I could only send to 50 recipients, and a Microsoft representative
told me that I've I "trraded up" to Outlook, that number would increase to
100. Also, I did a trial of a "bulk email" program, and successfully sent to
all 500. But I would like to use Outlook, rather than switch to a competing
product. I have been monitoring this group for a while, and everyone says
it is the ISP, but it's not. Does anyone have any information that will help
me override this limitation in Outlook XP. Thanks again.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook has no such limitation.
Explain what makes you think it does.
"Will not let me" tells us nothing.

 

[Joseph]

Outlook has no such limitation.
Explain what makes you think it does.
"Will not let me" tells us nothing.

Hi Russ, and thanks -

I get an error message, it's been a long time, and I cannot find the
number, but it's a "too many recipients" message. I called my ISP (Comcast
Cable Broadband - just recently taken over by Time Warner) and they told me
that they had no problem. The test run of the bulk email program went via
the same Comcast server. It wwent smoothly, but I did not like the program
- it was not integrated into the office system, and was bulky and
difficult.

I have another letter due to be sent out soon. I could send it all at once
and get you the error number, but then I can't really tell who has received
the damned thng and who hasn't. My little newsletter is completely a
community type thing, and I don't want to do tests that impose upon the
recipients.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Despite what your ISP told you, "Too many recipients" is a message from your
mail server, not Outlook.
You can circumvent it by using a mail merge to electronic mail, which is a
better way to send to multiple recipients anyway.

 

[Joseph]

Despite what your ISP told you, "Too many recipients" is a message
from your mail server, not Outlook.
You can circumvent it by using a mail merge to electronic mail, which
is a better way to send to multiple recipients anyway.

Thanks again -

Can you elaborate? I don't understand "mail merge to electronic mail"
Also, as my ISP was just taken over, maybe they will talk to me more
honestly than the other guys. I appreciate your help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]]

Outlook uses Word for performing mail merge functions such as Form Letters,
and fax or email merges. For an overview of these functions take a look
here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/printlabel.htm
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/mailmerge.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011186361033.aspx