Re: notification services

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From: Dustin Miller [MVP] (dustin-s-p-a-m_at_sharepointexperts.com)
Date: 02/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:58:13 -0600

Just create a DTS package on the SQL Server and set it to execute every
month. Use the extended stored procedures to send e-mail to send alerts to
users you choose. You should be able to construct a useful join of UserInfo
and sites/webs to determine what users you want to mail. 

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"Kim Quigley" <kimquigley@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O4F4eLw9DHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I think I need a different type of alert from what is built into
SharePoint.
> The purpose of a SharePoint alert is to email a user that a list or
section
> has been changed. Instead, I need to send a monthly email reminder to all
> users (who are all part of one Active Directory group) asking them to go
to
> the site and update the information.
>
> -- 
>
> -Kim
>
> www.kimquigley.com
> **Chicks Make Great Programmers Too**
>
>
> "MDS" <mds_work@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OvzGvmb8DHA.3804@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I've made some dummy account and granted basic access in WSS, then set
the
> > account's e-mail address to be a distribution list... then setup an
alert
> > for that account on lists... you could do similar against a Notifcations
> > list and just make the entry once a month or something...
> >
> > -MDS
> >
> > "Kim Quigley" <kimquigley@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uHiTxxY8DHA.1052@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > I'm looking for ideas, best practices, or recommendations.
> > >
> > > On the first day of each month, I need to send an email notification
> with
> > a
> > > link to the parent site as a reminder for people to update their data.
> > Where
> > > would you put such a notification?
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > -Kim
> > >
> > > www.kimquigley.com
> > > **Chicks Make Great Programmers Too**
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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