[unisog] When you really need to blast email

[Buhrmaster, Gary]

> .. Safety plans need to deal with the fact that 95%
> of the people will not know about a problem in a critical 
> timeframe

The usual approach is to not depend on the technology
working everywhere/reliably/quickly, but depend on
word of mouth to get a message out.  If only 5% get
the email/SMS/whatever, they are likely tell everyone
else.  The effective coverage is now a much higher number,
although clearly some delays will occur, and rumors,
conjectures, or fantasies will of course dilute/confuse
the information transferred.

Technology people tend to want that 100% coverage,
while experienced safety people know that just won't
happen, and one will have to deal with less than
perfection.  One can/should try to do a good job,
but one needs to accept that one may not always succeed.

Gary