mail to all users (announcements)

[Sue Blake]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 12:18:22PM +0200, Aslak Evang wrote:
> I've searched for ways for root to email all users on a system. The only
> easy solution I found included making a shellscript and setting it as an
> alias for "everybody". Problem was that in the script you had to insert
> all your users manually.
> Does anybody know of other methods for sending announcements to all
> users on a system? Could have done it with MOTD but few of them actually
> log-in. Most just read mail.
> 
> suggestions?

You'd be better off asking for suggestions in freebsd-questions (the
support mailing list) rather than asking other newbies in this
non-technical chat group. Even apparently simple questions can have
unseen aspects, and the advice you get will benefit from the peer
review found on the proper support group. Confident newbies can
answer on freebsd-questions, and if their answers need correcting
someone is sure to follow up there.

For example, in this case you will run into strife if a user Replies
and unwittingly spams all of the other users, perhaps accidentally
broadcasting their personal information at the same time. One such
oversight can end up costing your business a fortune. I've seen it
happen, and I wouldn't like to see it happen again to any other
newbies. There are ways around this, but do get the proper answers
from freebsd-questions at freebsd.org, no matter how simple the question
seems to be.


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Regards,
        -*Sue*-