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BSUK

Norm has put an 'issue' on the BSUK site to see if they will let us spam our players with announcements. Issue went on 24/08/06.

Still no reply, so I emailed Geof Ellingham and Tim Stride (guessed at their email addresses) on 11/09/06 to remind them and to explain the question a bit more.
Got this reply from Geof on 11/09:

You can use the site to mail them all - use the bsukGROUPS feature and
select "Oxford League Members" from the drop-down.

However, the email will appear to have come from your email address - so
it's not a one-way system.

I'd never seen that before - I emailed with 2 further questions: (Email sent on 11/09/06 at 17:22)

1. Does the individuals' settings for privacy etc. affect the success of the mailing? i.e. in the 'Personal Options' can people (deliberately or accidentally) choose not to receive such emails?
Answer:

Yes, the privacy settings do affect things - but the vast majority of people accept the default settings, so emails from "my league" are allowed. However, you're right in thinking that anyone who has deselected this from their drop-downs would not receive the email

2. I see some recipients, such as "Oxford League Committee" and "Oxford League Moderators" in the drop-down list. How are you informed about these (because we've got a new committee now)?
Answer:

This is something set by the committee (if they wish to use it). You can see how it works by using your Oddsox access. Under Manage Teams, select "Forums". Then in the Members column, click "Committee". The people selected in this screen are the people who would be mailed if you selected OddSox Committee from the bsukGROUPS screen.

[Geof was mixing up my Oddsox committee membership with the Oxford League. But I imagine that the principle is the same.]