# Sending emails to variable email addresses in alarm pipelines

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-to-variable-email-addresses-in-alarm-pipelines/17728>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 16, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-to-variable-email-addresses-in-alarm-pipelines/17728 "2018-04-16T15:35:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mrogers/32/4110_2.png) [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-to-variable-email-addresses-in-alarm-pipelines/17728/1 "2018-04-16T15:35:10Z")

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I’m wondering if there is a good way to send emails to people who aren’t on specific rosters in an alarm pipeline. I wouldn’t mind editing the actual rosters but it doesn’t look like there is an easy scripting way to do that, and as far as I can tell you need to enter a roster name in the notification block. I think the only other way to do this is to use a script block, is that right?

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**Author:** ![salbrechtsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/salbrechtsen/32/18660_2.png) [@salbrechtsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/salbrechtsen)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-to-variable-email-addresses-in-alarm-pipelines/17728/2 "2018-04-16T16:39:26Z")

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> [@mrogers](#):
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> I think the only other way to do this is to use a script block, is that right?

As far as I know, yes. You can use calculated rosters in the alarm pipeline.

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Notification+Block#NotificationBlock-Calculated](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Notification+Block#NotificationBlock-Calculated)

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**Author:** ![mrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mrogers/32/4110_2.png) [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-to-variable-email-addresses-in-alarm-pipelines/17728/3 "2018-04-16T16:49:25Z")

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Oh, ok actually I like that a lot better, thanks!

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**Author:** ![salbrechtsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/salbrechtsen/32/18660_2.png) [@salbrechtsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/salbrechtsen)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-emails-to-variable-email-addresses-in-alarm-pipelines/17728/4 "2018-04-16T18:40:38Z")

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There is quite a bit you can do with it. Good luck!