Using the Administrator CoS definition, the administrator can activate the system broadcast message feature for the users. Users can use the system broadcast message feature to send a message or an announcement to all local users. The system broadcast message is available to the recipient only on the TUI and not while using IMAP4 within Microsoft Outlook. Hence, Messaging does not send any notification to the recipient for the system broadcast message. Broadcast messages do not light the MWI on the recipient desk phone.
The recipients can only have one broadcast message at a time. If a user wants to send another broadcast message, the second message overwrites the first broadcast message. Recipients of a broadcast message can only access the most recent broadcast message at any given time. If the recipients do not log in and access a broadcast message, and the user sends another broadcast message, the recipients do not hear the first broadcast message.
As the system broadcast messages typically provide information related to system administration for a cluster of application servers, the system broadcast message is available even when Messaging is operating during an offline mode.
The administrator typically activates the system broadcast message feature to a limited number of users within the organization.
Messaging also provides the following full-featured distribution lists:
Enhanced list application. See Enhanced list application.
Personal lists. See Personal lists.
Message Networking enterprise lists. See Enterprise lists.