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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Hi Guys, I've just written a Java Secret Santa program. It's source code only but if you want it it works really well. You put in a list of people (with email addresses) and you can change the message (and SMTP server) and it sends out emails to everyone on the list with their recipient. It checks so that no person receives themself as a recipient. If anyone wants the source then let me know.  Also good as no one will no who has got who (not even the person setting it up ).
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
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Secret Santa in a recession? We made gifts last year rather than buying. Was a lot more fun. If you get it working with Lotus Notes let me know  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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Secret Santa. Another nasty US import.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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As long as you have an SMTP server it'll work You just have to type in the names and email addresses of the people involved. It's source though so you'll need to run it from Eclipse or whatever.
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| Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:00 pm |
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Or write it in PHP and host it somewhere (8-p)
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| Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:51 pm |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I did it at work whilst I was supposed to be working and had to download and instal the Java JDK from scratch so I didn't have time to play around with building it properly. I'll give it a go now from home
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Grr... fricking xCode. Downloading NetBeans now
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Why not Eclipse? XCode is nice for Objective C, but I can't stand it for much else, although it will do other stuff.
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Dunno really. I like NetBeans. I also like Eclipse and NetBeans was the first one I thought of. LOL, I just checked and I already have Eclipse 
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paulzolo
What's a life?
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I did a secret Santa where I work. I spoilt the fun for myself by seeing what I was buying myself. *sigh*
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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Set up a Google source repo?
Pretty cool to go to someone "Yeah you can see all my work <here>"
_________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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| Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:19 pm |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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I'm with the future PM. When the heck did this become part of British Christmas ritual? Jon
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| Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:49 pm |
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Manchester
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Buying a present for someone creates an obligation for them to do the same, all it does is increase consumption, usually on pointless rubbish. Don't do it.
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pcernie
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In my work, it's something for the women to dramatize and 'have a giggle about'  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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