How do I get the @a player selector to work with the /effect command on a Bukkit server?

I'm trying to use the /effect command to play around with giving everyone on my server a jump boost. The problem is that I can't seem to get the @a player selector to work. Is this because I'm using Bukkit and not the vanilla server?

I typed this command into the server console:

effect @a 8 60 5

and I got this message:

Player, @a, not found

I'm running Bukkit 1.7.2-R0.3 (#2975) with no plugins.

1 Answer

Calling players by starting with @ (for example, @a) won't work with bukkit. This isn't just the /effect command.