Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!iuvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!bradley!brad From: brad@bradley.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: [nt]roff mass mailing macro Message-ID: <10700002@bradley> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 14:35:00 EST Article-I.D.: bradley.10700002 Posted: Wed Nov 25 14:35:00 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 18:59:07 EST References: <773@grc.UUCP> Lines: 52 Nf-ID: #R:grc.UUCP:773:bradley:10700002:000:603 Nf-From: bradley.UUCP!brad Nov 25 13:35:00 1987 we do mass mailings like this (this is a shorten letter) brad ============ .sp .nf .rd ------reads in inside address Todays date -------me allows \*(td .sp .fi Dear .rd ------gets Dear Name .pp I was pleased to have your company, .rd ------gets company name give us 10 pencils . . . ------rest of letter here . . Sincerely .sp Brad Smith .bp .nx letter -------start letter all over again Now the name file looks like this Mr. John Doe John Doe Inc. 1234 Main Street Mr. Doe: John Doe Inc., Ms. Jane Doe Other Doe Inc. 4321 Main Street Ms. Doe: Other Doe Inc., .ex And that is it.