Re:WebCat for mass emailings
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14583
interpreted = N
texte = >We have WebCat set up to function as a pseudo-listserver. It is sending >out snow reports for ski areas. The problem is that Emailer crawls >through them. We are currently sending out to about 1500 addresses, and >it is taking over an hour to get all those emails out (and that is just >one ski area). Would we be better off just running it through ListStar? >Will ListStar perform faster? > >Also, can ListStar function with EIMS? > >Any ideas how we could have the Listserv handled by another server >(UNIX), while we still maintain control of the list with WebCat? > >Thanks. > >Trevor Crist >http://www.digitalfrontier.comListStar is a lot smarter about sending in groups instead of individual files -- if that is appropriate - like all to one domain... There are templates with Typhoon - that certainly work with WebCat - for maintaining a ListStar db... works great for what you are talking about...Also -- you could make multiple Emailers and have lots of them all sending at the same time -- RAIC style, but it would be RAIE.... Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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>We have WebCat set up to function as a pseudo-listserver. It is sending >out snow reports for ski areas. The problem is that Emailer crawls >through them. We are currently sending out to about 1500 addresses, and >it is taking over an hour to get all those emails out (and that is just >one ski area). Would we be better off just running it through ListStar? >Will ListStar perform faster? > >Also, can ListStar function with EIMS? > >Any ideas how we could have the Listserv handled by another server >(UNIX), while we still maintain control of the list with WebCat? > >Thanks. > >Trevor Crist >http://www.digitalfrontier.comListStar is a lot smarter about sending in groups instead of individual files -- if that is appropriate - like all to one domain... There are templates with Typhoon - that certainly work with WebCat - for maintaining a ListStar db... works great for what you are talking about...Also -- you could make multiple Emailers and have lots of them all sending at the same time -- RAIC style, but it would be RAIE.... Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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