iMessage group contact

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iMessage group contact

I am trying to administer a newly created "enterprise" configuration of iMessage. It consists of a Mac Mini and about 30 iPods. All have the latest IOS/OS/software. The contacts were set up on the mini and iMessage works great communicating to the iPods.

My question is about a group contact. From the console or even an iPod, I want to have the ability to select one contact that will in turn forward a message to all of the devices. Sort of like a distribution group in Active Directory.

I tried creating one contact with several emails, but it will only send to one email at a time. I want to make it easy for the Mac Mini "operator" to simply select one contact and send a mass message out.

Any suggestions?

Posted on Nov 9, 2012 11:07 AM

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Nov 9, 2012 2:58 PM in response to Harner

HI,

I must admit I don't know how I would even go about that.

Logic tells me it should be something to do with an Contacts/Address Book Distribution List and having all the Apple IDs listed.

Although I can use the Groups I have in the Contacts app as a Distribution list it seems I cannot do the same in Messages.

I can see that you could add all the names manually the first time but I see no real way to "Save" that in any way for iMessages.

The iMessages side does not use the Go to Chatroom option (File Menu) when doing Multi chats.

I do know that 2 and 3 way iMessages are possible as I have tried that and even sent in line Pics that way.

10:58 PM Friday; November 9, 2012

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Harner Author

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Nov 13, 2012 7:05 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

I'm not too impressed with this lack-of-feature since we bought this solution specifically for this function. Apple has not been helpful.

Thanks for responding, at least I know I'm not going crazy.

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