Hi Keith,

Of course you can create a "Group" and send one message to that.

I've copied the Help Subject from OE6 here.  The one possible drawback is that you may not be able to do a select all.  But at least it's quicker than sending individual messages one by one.

And for what it's worth, it's a good opportunity to clean out your address list.

George.

To create a group of contacts

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you send e-mail. 

In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group. 
The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name of the group. 
There are several ways to add people to the group: 
To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members, and then click a name from the Address Book list. 
To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add. 
To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New Contact and fill in the appropriate information. 
To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the text box. 
After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to your Address Book. 
Repeat for each addition until your group is defined. 
 Note

To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups is selected. 
You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than one group.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Keith Bundy
> Sent: 29 January 2004 02:37
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sending a message to everyone in address book
> 
>     Sorry about the repost.  Apparently the listserv was 
> behind a few days; thanks to all of you who have given great answers.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynn Evans" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Keith Bundy" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Sending a message to everyone in address book
> 
> 
> > Hello Keith and all interested parties:
> >
> > Bad news Keith. There is no easy way to do this in OE 6. 
> You will need 
> > to add each contact individually.
> >
> > You could put everyone in one big group, but that would be 
> even more 
> > work for you.
> >
> > Remember OE 6  is a free program.
> >
> > Lynn
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Bundy" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:38 PM
> > Subject: Sending a message to everyone in address book
> >
> >
> > > I am using OE 6 and am in  the process of closing out an old email
> > address,
> > > and I need to inform everyone in my address book of the 
> change.  Is
> there
> > a
> > > way to select everyone in the address book, or do I have 
> to select 
> > > each
> > name
> > > one by one?  Thanks for any help you can give.
> > >
> > > Keith Bundy
> > >
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