Windows Mail ... group EMail

[Rob]

I've been trying for a few days to set up a group mail list but keep getting
an individual error message back for each address on the list (5.1.1 - Bad
destination email address 'invalid domain "": no dot found') I have made
individual contacts of each person thati wish to send to (as despite what the
help file says about clicking the toolbar and choosing "group" all I ever
have available to me is the individual contacts. I then put all of these
contacts in one named directory in the contacts folder but this folder is not
available to me when I go to send a new EMail. Sure could use some help on
this one.

 

[Dave]

Windows Mail won't see any folders you create.

When you have the Contacts folder open, you should have a button on the
toolbar for "New Contact", "New Contact Group", Import" and "Export". If
you don't see these buttons, the folder template got changed, as it
sometimes does...

Right-click on a blank area of the right pane, and select "Customize this
folder".
In the pull-down box, select "Contacts"
OK

Now you should be able to create a Group, and add contacts to it.

 

[Rob]

Thank you. You solved the problem of the group contact, however, I still get
the individual error message for each person on the list
(The following message to <GloriaWan> was undeliverable.
The reason for the problem:
5.1.1 - Bad destination email address 'invalid domain "": no dot found'
Now, if you could tell me why I'd sure be much obliged.

 

[Dave]

From the error message, it sounds like you need to check the email addresses
to make sure they are in the proper format...
(e-mail address removed)

you may have a comma instead of a period, etc.

 

[Rob]

Sure do thank you for all your time but I deleted the group, re-entered the
Emails (in the proper format) but continue to get the message. What
perplexes me here is the "invalid domain" part of the error message. If I
blocked spam at some point by blocking a domain could this possibly cause
mail to not go through?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Post the complete (verbatim) error message. (Feel free to munge any email
addresses; e.g., change (e-mail address removed) to (e-mail address removed))

 

[Rob]

For each person on the list I get a " The following message to <name> was
undeliverable.
The reason for the problem:
5.1.1 - Bad destination email address 'invalid domain "": no dot found'

The text message (or atleast the title of the text message) that I had sent
is in the "attach" field along with a .dat file. Any of this mean anything
to you?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

That does not sound like a Windows Mail error message.
By any chance are you using Microsoft Outlook? If not, is the error
message coming directly from Windows Mail, or is it a 'bounce'
notice that appears in your Inbox after sending?

 

[Rob]

It is in fact Windows Mail that I'm using but you could very well be correct
that it is a "bounce" (not at all sure what the ramifications are of this) as
they do immedietly appear in my inbox after sending. In any case, I'm
looking for a solution.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Please post a complete copy of one of those bounce notices.
For privacy you can X out the person's username, for example,
changing (e-mail address removed) to (e-mail address removed).

 

[Rob]

If you wouldn't mind looking back to my 3rd post I have placed the complete
bounce notice there.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You mean the one that says "The following message to <GloriaWan>
was undeliverable"?

Obviously, <GloriaWan> is not a valid email address.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

The errror suggests incorrectly formatted email addresses; e.g.,
name[AT]ispcom instead of name[AT]isp[DOT]com.

However, the real problem may be that you're sending one (1) message to an
excessive number of recipients via BCC (which is your ISP or mail account
provider's policy, not a Windows Mail policy).

Try sending to 50, 25 or fewer addresses & see if the behavior persists.
Also put your own email address in the TO field for good measure (some
providers require this).