Since the original website provided no form of communication between team members, relevant dates and information were not always known. This is why the new website offers a reliable emailing system to convey messages to fellow team members.
When sending an e-mail, each team member’s address is listed in one ‘string’ and added to the "TO:" field of the e-mail. A simple database script is used to retrieve all active team members’ email addresses.
Originally, the e-mail system sent out individual e-mails to each team member. However, in order to resemble a real engineering workgroup, a ‘reply all’ feature was needed. Now, the email system sends an email to every team member simultaneously.
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