Group mail

I can't work out how to send group email on mavericks in mail, it used to be easy.

Do you have a group or groups defined in Contacts?
That's what I do.
I simply select the group name in Contacts and drag it into the "To" field of Mail, or, alternatively Control-click on the group name in Contacts and choose "Send Email to...".

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Is it possible to install an SMTP proxy that will handle splitting group mail?

I am running OS X 10.9.3 with Server 3.1.2 on a Mac-Mini Mid-2012. I learned on my last implementation of OS X 10.9.3 that Mavericks sometimes has issues with handling group mail. As I rebuild my network, I am wondering if it is possible to install a SMTP proxy that can receive, process, then forward mail on to the primary mail server.
For example, if mail is sent to a group account, this SMTP proxy would repackage the message as a message to a carbon copy list of all the group members, but if the mail is sent to a user account, the mail is forwarded unmodified. Like this:
As an alternative to this, I would also be interested a solution in which the Linux Mail Server referenced the Open Directory for account information, including password authentication, so that if a user in the Mac Network updates his password, that he can use the same password to access his mail on a webmail client or via the Mail.app.
This is a callout for discussion points, ideas and recommendations. There is no problem here to fix necessarily.

I am not aware of a tool to do the group splitting for you, this is normally the responsibility of the mail server itself.
However with regards to your second query, a lot of people use a product called Kerio Connect instead of Apple's Mail server. Kerio can run on the same Mac server but in general is a far more powerful mail server. It does include the ability to authenticate user accounts against Open Directory.
There is one issue you need to be aware of, like nearly all mail servers it uses the 'username' as the main email address, so if you want an email account of [email protected] then your Open Directory short name need to be jsmith, if you want your email address to be [email protected] then your user short name needs to be john.doe and so on.
Note: While I have specifically talked about Kerio most other mail server including those for Linux would be able to link to Open Directory via LDAP and authenticate email accounts. The same link between email address and short name would usually apply.

How to create a group mailing list in JavaMail?

Hello,
I've been searching through the entire API, specifically the InternetAddress class and I can't seem to find out how to create a group/mailing list. Does anyone know how to do this?
That is, I would like to be able to group a bunch of e-mail addresses together and give that group a name "my friends". Then send it off using this 'group mail address' as opposed to an array of InternetAddress[]. Then when the recipients receive the e-mail, they see "my friends" in the To: field, instead of everyone's e-mail address...
Is this possible in JavaMail? I've tried many things like creating an InternetAddress object passing in a comma-delimited list of e-mail addresses but it doesn't like it.
Thanks in advance!

Hi:
I have the same problem. I've read JavaMail implements RFC 822 which allow mailing lists. But, �how can I implement it with JavaMail?
Best regards,
Fabio Galarraga.

How to create a group mailing list?

how to create agroup mailing list?

i have followed instructions on "how to create a group mailing list" & get a total blank when i hit return after entering the group name in addressee column. this is after i created a new group under address book, & then drug over individual names into the group. what am i doing wrong?

I dont receive e-mails with attachment sent to OS X Server 3.0.1 Group-mailing lists

I have a small company using a mac mini with mavericks and server 3.0.1.
We are using most of the services available in OS X server (except DHCP, Netinstall and Xsan). One of the services we use the most is Mail server, and the whole company uses that as our primary mail server.
We have set up several different Groups and activated group-mailing lists on some of them. The setup has been working very good for over a year (started using it with Mountain Lion Server).
Recently I was going to send a christmas card to all employees using the workgroup mailing list. I was using the stationaries in Mail, and it was sent as normal but never recieved by me or any of the other employees. Below is the SMTP Log
Dec 6 17:10:16 server.mydomain.com postfix/smtpd[29101]: connect from unknown[10.0.1.16 *<- my local IP address*]
Dec 6 17:10:16 server.mydomain.com postfix/smtpd[29101]: 480451503B0A: client=unknown[10.0.1.16 *<- my local IP address*], sasl_method=CRAM-MD5, sasl_username=myusername
Dec 6 17:10:16 server.mydomain.com postfix/cleanup[29109]: 480451503B0A: message-id=<[email protected]>
Dec 6 17:10:16 server.mydomain.com postfix/qmgr[23288]: 480451503B0A: from=<[email protected]>, size=98063, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 6 17:10:16 server.mydomain.com postfix/local[29110]: 480451503B0A: to=<[email protected]>, relay=local, delay=0.13, delays=0.05/0.01/0/0.08, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/MailService/list_serve r_post post workgroup)
Dec 6 17:10:16 server.mydomain.com postfix/qmgr[23288]: 480451503B0A: removed
Dec 6 17:11:16 server.mydomain.com postfix/smtpd[29101]: disconnect from unknown[10.0.1.16 *<- my local IP address*]
I did some trial and error and it seems like it is linked to the fact that I have attachments to the email. Sending an email with only text is recieved like normal. Even attacment like PDF or jpg is "blocked" it seems. I have tried using email outside my domain but still the same result. Sending the same email (with attachment) to all reciepients (not using the mailiing list) works and is recieved by everyone. I have turned off all email filtering settings on the server but still the same result.
Is anyone else experiencing the same problem? My guess is that this is a Server 3.0.1 hickup, so it would be nice to get confirmation from others experiencing the same.

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How to send group mail

Hi all,
We have a report prgm that will send a mail to SCOT to lotus notes.
In lotus notes, we have a group mail (Example: SAP_TEAM). How we can send mails to the lotus notes group...?
Thanks,
J Kumar.

Hi Jitendra,
In SBWP you need to create a Distribution List to whom the mail has to be sent and in your program pass the Distribution list name with type 'B' in the receiver list of your mail sending program then all the members of that Distribution List will receive the mail.
Hope this is what you were expecting for.
Thanks,
Prashanth

Automator w/ Group Mailer Truncating Messages

I am attempting to send out an email to every person in my Address Book who has an email. I created a smart group in Address Book and am using that to send my messages. I am going to be getting married and I would like to announce the dates when those are set. I am also having a child and would love to email everyone when it's time.
I can get the people I need to get. The problem is the mail message gets shorter and shorter every time a new message is created eg:
To:[email protected]
Body: "Hey guess what.... Blah Blah Blah"
To:[email protected]
Body: " guess what.... Blah Blah Blah"
To:[email protected]
Body:" lah Blah"
My workflow looks like this:
1. New Message
2. Find People whose group = has email
3. Group Mailer
4. Send Message

Not sure why you would need to use Automator. Why not just send a single email out using the group as the addressee and hide the addresses?
To send emails to a group and hide group member names and addresses when sending a message to a group created in Address Book do the following.
1. Open Mail and choose Preferences from the Mail menu.
2. Click Composing.
3. Deselect the checkbox for "When sending to a group, show all member addresses" and close Mail Preferences.
Then when you send an email to a group, only the group name will be seen.

All names appear in the group mails. They didn't before.

I used to be able to send group mail with just the title of the group appearing in the "To" window. Now, all the names in the group have to be there or it won't go out. Sometimes I don't want the names there.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Did not get it resolved.

Group Mailer error

Hi
I am trying to set up a workflow to simply send the same email newsletter to a group in the address book.
The workflow looks like this:
New mail message
Find groups in Address Book
Group Mailer
Send outgoing messages
Everything works until the Group mailer stage. The messages are created with the correct addresses and text but Group mailer encounters an error: AppleEvent handler failed. (430531728)
This seemingly simple, time saving task is turning out to be neither.
Anyone help?
Thanks
Chris

it's a known bug in the Group mailer action. i don't know any workaround, sorry. the bug has been fixed in Snow leopard.

Send group mail

hi all,
    how can send group mails are attached to one name( ex:sap team: sapteam ) in reports . if it possable ,please send the code.

Hi,
c_par-no_dialog   = 'X'.
c_par-preview      = space.
c_par-getotf         = 'X'.
out_opt-tddest     = 'EPSON-COMMON'.
CALL FUNCTION fm_name
EXPORTING
control_parameters = c_par
output_options = out_opt
user_settings = space
vbeln = it_vbeln-vbeln
pdf = r2
rbiclear = c3
IMPORTING
job_output_info = opt
einv = einv.
i_otf = opt-otfdata.
CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'
EXPORTING
document_data = doc_chng
put_in_outbox = 'X'
commit_work = 'X'
TABLES
packing_list = objpack
contents_txt = objtxt[]
contents_bin = so_ali[]
*contents_hex = so_ali[]
receivers = reclist[]----
>specify multiple receiptent
EXCEPTIONS
too_many_receivers = 1
document_not_sent = 2
document_type_not_exist = 3
operation_no_authorization = 4
parameter_error = 5
x_error = 6
enqueue_error = 7
OTHERS = 8.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
PERFORM mail.
MESSAGE 'Mail sent successfully' TYPE 'S'.
*SUBMIT RSCONN01 WITH MODE = MODE.
ENDIF.
check the link
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/snippets/mailsendthroughoutputcontrols
Regards,
Madhu

Automator Group mail but no attachment

Hi All,
Trying to send out a group mail with an attachment.
The group mailer is working fine except that the attachment is not being added to the group mail generated messages (only to the first message)
The message is otherwise fine
My workflow is as follows:
New Mail Message (Mail) Options: Show action when run: checked
Ask For Finder Items (Finder) Prompt: "Choose Mail Attachments", Allow Multiple Selection: checked
Add Attachments to Front Message
Get Specified Address Book Items (Address Book) Options: Show this action when the workflow runs: checked
Group Mailer (Address Book) Add Greeting: checked (optional)
Send Outgoing Messages (Mail)
Please help!
Thanks
M.

Hi All,
Trying to send out a group mail with an attachment.
The group mailer is working fine except that the attachment is not being added to the group mail generated messages (only to the first message)
The message is otherwise fine
My workflow is as follows:
New Mail Message (Mail) Options: Show action when run: checked
Ask For Finder Items (Finder) Prompt: "Choose Mail Attachments", Allow Multiple Selection: checked
Add Attachments to Front Message
Get Specified Address Book Items (Address Book) Options: Show this action when the workflow runs: checked
Group Mailer (Address Book) Add Greeting: checked (optional)
Send Outgoing Messages (Mail)
Please help!
Thanks
M.

Using Group Mail - Automator Performs Unwanted Step

Here is an interesting side effect...
I've got an automator action that I've saved as an application to e-mail to a small group of people. The actions perform perfectly except for one small problem. Whenever I run the app the system goes through its process and then after all the mail is sent my address book gets wiped clean.
Anyone ever have this happen? What did you do to resolve the problem?
I learned to backup my address book so it isn't a problem restoring it. But this seems completely unnecessary.
Any feedback that helps solve the problem would be great.
Thank you,
Joseph
Work Flow is as follows:
1 - New Mail Message (Message is Composed; with no addresses specified)
2 - Find People In Address Book (Setup to find people in a Group)
3 - Group Mailer (Add Greeting Checked)
4 - Send Outgoing Message
5 - Ask for Confirmation (Set to ask if I want to run the Work Flow again)
6 - Run Work Flow (Set to Run this Same Work Flow again from the beggining)

I've just run through the workflow and sure enough it ate the group that I'd selected. After playing around with it some it looks as though the problem as to do with the order of steps 4 and 5 -
Change it to the following and it should work fine:
4- Ask for Confirmation message (set to +Ignore Results from Previous Action+)
5- Send Outgoing Message (set to +Ignore Results from Previous Action+)
I didn't use step 6

Group Mail (BCC)

Prior to installing snow leopard I would be able to just click on my "group" email addresses in my address book and send it into BCC and one address into the To box. That worked well. Now when I click on the group mail address the first name in the group is highlighted and when I try to put the group into BCC only the first name that is highlighted goes into BCC. Following me so far? Now if I highlight all the names in the group and click on BCC they all go into the BCC box which works. How can I prevent the highlighting of one email in the group list? Every time I open the group list one name is highlighted, and it doesn't have to be the first name on the list either. And why should any in the group of addresses be highlighted in the first place? I can't unhighlight the one email. If the one address wasn't highlighted I would be able to just click on "Group" and all addresses would go into BCC. I hope I detailed this okay.
Thanks for a reply.

I think that this is a straightforward bug with Snow Leopard. I use groups on a daily basis to email folk. Prior to SL everything worked fine. Now when I choose a group only the first name in the group is added to the mail message.
I hope Apple sort this soon.

Group Mail, Mailman and archives

Im confused. I have a mailman list I want to migrate to Leopard Server. Id like to let the listers have a wiki. Ive set up the group, and the wiki and I see it. (i have other problems with that but ignoring them for the minute)
Will poste to my mailman list be the mail archive?
If so can I migrate my old archive somewhere to make sure the old data is still searchable.
Or, is a mailman list completely separate from a group mailing list.
Like I said. Im confused.
If this is all explained somewhere please point me. Ive looked for doc and searched - probably not enough.
thanks
Angus

Hi
"It seems that group mail introduced in previous Snow Leopard Server, it's gone. There is mailman, but I don't need a mailing list , just a simple mail grooup functionality. It's impossible to do in Lion Server?"
Actually Group e-mailing was available in previous versions of the Server. It's not impossible to do in Lion Server either. It's just not obvious if you want to use the interface. There's not much documentation regarding this either.
These two threads (you could have searched this for yourself) should have the information you need:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3518290?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3229060?start=0&tstart=0
There's also a way of doing this using WorkGroup Manager's Info Tab.
You should get into the habit of using the command line on OS X Server - the Terminal application in /Applications/Utilities - as this is the most effective way for you to get what you want, especially with the Mail Service.
The other Server Administration applications (which you may not be aware of?) are available for free download here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1488
You will need Server Admin to initially configure the Mail Service properly. As ever remember to set up DNS Services correctly as everything you want or may want will depend on it.
HTH?
Tony

Group Mail Management on Wiki

We have a Wiki setup for one of our groups. It so happens this is also a mail group and we have enabled mail on the Wiki/Blog page. Mail that comes in for the group (for example: "[email protected]") gets posted on the mail for the Wiki.
This is actually convenient. The problem we are having is that occasionally Junk Mail appears on the Wiki (as it is coming for the group mail address) and I would like to clean it out.
I can see where all of the mail is being stored (under a directory named xxxxxxxxxx.page under the group folder).
Does anyone have any suggestions as to the most efficient method of managing this?
I have tried deleting the directories with the mail messages, but it still shows up on the sidebar of the Wiki - which tells me it is being posted to some DB elsewhere, I just can't see an convenient way of cleaning these out occasionally.
Of course, i could be missing something glaring me in the face.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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Enable group mailing list in Server.app not working

Hello everyone,
I have been trying to enable a new (?) feature of Server.app : "Enable group mailing list". Until now, it does not work for me. When I try to send an email to the group [email protected], Mail tells me that the smtp server cannot send my message. Here is what I see on the server's /var/log/mail.log file :
Sep 10 16:55:54 testserver01.pretendco.net postfix/smtpd[2311]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from testclient01.pretendco.net[10.1.101.10]: 550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<testclient01.pretendco.net>
Sep 10 16:55:54 testserver01.pretendco.net postfix/smtpd[2311]: disconnect from testclient01.pretendco.net[10.1.101.10]
It is interesting to note that group mailing list aren't even mentioned in the Mac OS X Server Advanced Administration Guide :
http://help.apple.com/advancedserveradmin/mac/10.8/#apd9430d30c-5796-4a20-a8f9-1 20638938942
Does any has any good/bad experience with group mailing lists under Mountain Lion Server ? Any advice ?
Thanks a lot !

Hello Mark23 and thanks for your help !
The log says nothing particular when I (un)set the "Enable Group Mailing List Option". The only difference I see is a line saying mail_groups[127]: sleeping for: 1 hour(s). I have no idea what this means exactly. Googling it did not help me much either.
I post the /etc/aliases file below. Interesting : every time I (un)set the "Enable Group Mailing List" option, the /etc/aliases last access time changes. But the md5 hash of the file stays the same.
I guess that the "sudo newaliases" uses /etc/aliases to construct the binary database file /etc/aliases.db ? It seems that this script is run every time I (un)check the option since the access time of *both* /etc/aliases and /etc/aliases.db are changed to the current time.
Do you have any other option checked ?
Here is my /etc/aliases (I removed the blocks of comments at the beginning and at the end):
# Person who should get root's mail. Don't receive mail as root!
#root:                    you
# Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present
MAILER-DAEMON:          postmaster
postmaster:          root
# General redirections for pseudo accounts
bin:                    root
daemon:                    root
named:                    root
nobody:                    root
uucp:                    root
www:                    root
ftp-bugs:          root
postfix:          root
# Put your local aliases here.
# ==== Begin auto-generated section ========================================
# This section of the aliases file is auto-generated by server admin tools
# Please do not edit this section or your modifications will be lost
# === End auto-generated section ===========================================
# Well-known aliases
manager:          root
dumper:                    root
operator:          root
abuse:                    postmaster
# trap decode to catch security attacks
decode:                    root

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