Mailing Lists
Mailing lists contain rows of e-mail addresses for a direct mail campaign. Each row in the list represents a single recipient and contains the following elements in a comma-delimited format.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| E-mail address | Name or name@domain. |
| GUID | Globally unique identifier. The user ID that will be used to provide content in a personalized e-mail message. |
| Message format | Controls the message format type that the Collaboration Data Object (CDO) translates the results into. The supported values are:
For information about message formats, see Message Formats. |
| Language | The codepage values that are used in Direct Mail lists, such as US-ASCII, and ISO-8859-1. |
| URL | Provides the ability to pass individual URLs per user to CDO. |
You can create a list using a text editor, such as Notepad. You can add a mailing list to Business Desk by using the List Manager module to import ASCII text files, files from Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Outlook, or tables from SQL Server databases. If you have Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 1, List Manager can import from any OLEDB data source.
For information about creating mailing lists, see Creating a Mailing List.
For information about importing mailing lists for a direct mail campaign, see Importing a Mailing List.
See Also
Managing Lists of User Records
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