Re: [WebDNA] [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop ... please comment on parameters.

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 103556
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texte = --Boundary-00=_N0BpKUPhtxkg0l9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following code send one email every 30 seconds. If you're only sending 500 emails occasionally this will send them in less than 5 hours. I've tested this with code that posts to Twitter rather than sending emails and it works like a charm: [spawn] [search db=xxx.db&neemaildatarq=[blank]] [founditems] [text]wffSuccess=no[/text] [waitforfile thisFileWillNeverExist.txt][/waitforfile] [showif [wffSuccess]=no] [sendmail from=xxx@xxx.xxx&to=[email]&subject=not spam] Blah blah blah ... [/sendmail] [text]wffSuccess=yes[/text] [/showif] [/founditems] [/search] [/spawn] Sincerely, Ken Grome > > On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Govinda wrote: > >> Happy Sunday! > >> > >> We use 3rd party listservers for the big stuff, but I > >> have a small list of customers (~500) who we need to > >> send a message to very occasionally. I have a > >> [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop inside a [search > >> .. max=25], so we only send 25 emails at a time. The > >> page has a set to refresh every 60 > >> seconds (and so then send the next batch of 25 > >> emails). I am just writing to ask you folks with > >> more experience about how servers expect to see email > >> come and go so as not to end up on some blacklist.. > >> (or worse?)- > >> > >> Is my design safe? Should I send even less than 25 at > >> a time? Should I increase the interval to greater than > >> 60 secs.? Other comments? > >> > >> ------------ > >> Govinda > >> govinda.webdnatalk@gmail.com > > On Sep 6, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Jeffrey Jones wrote: > > It is incredibly easy to end up on a blacklist. I would > > outsource the message, so your server does not get the > > blame. > > > > -Jeff > > OK, I hear you Jeff. > > Does anyone have any other input? ..especially anyone > doing what I am, without issue? > I mean I really want this to work without having to > outsource, for so small a need. > If I reduce to 10 emails at a time? > > -G > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: > http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=2 >88 --Boundary-00=_N0BpKUPhtxkg0l9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following code send one email every 30 seconds. If you're only sending 500 emails occasionally this will send them in less than 5 hours. I've tested this with code that posts to Twitter rather than sending emails and it works like a charm:


[spawn]
[search db=xxx.db&neemaildatarq=[blank]]
[founditems]
[text]wffSuccess=no[/text]
[waitforfile thisFileWillNeverExist.txt][/waitforfile]
[showif [wffSuccess]=no]
[sendmail from=xxx@xxx.xxx&to=[email]&subject=not spam]
Blah blah blah ...
[/sendmail]
[text]wffSuccess=yes[/text]
[/showif]
[/founditems]
[/search]
[/spawn]


Sincerely,
Ken Grome




> > On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Govinda wrote:
> >> Happy Sunday!
> >>
> >> We use 3rd party listservers for the big stuff, but I
> >> have a small list of customers (~500) who we need to
> >> send a message to very occasionally. I have a
> >> [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop inside a [search
> >> .. max=25], so we only send 25 emails at a time. The
> >> page has a <meta refresh ... > set to refresh every 60
> >> seconds (and so then send the next batch of 25
> >> emails). I am just writing to ask you folks with
> >> more experience about how servers expect to see email
> >> come and go so as not to end up on some blacklist..
> >> (or worse?)-
> >>
> >> Is my design safe? Should I send even less than 25 at
> >> a time? Should I increase the interval to greater than
> >> 60 secs.? Other comments?
> >>
> >> ------------
> >> Govinda
> >> govinda.webdnatalk@gmail.com
>
> On Sep 6, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Jeffrey Jones wrote:
> > It is incredibly easy to end up on a blacklist. I would
> > outsource the message, so your server does not get the
> > blame.
> >
> > -Jeff
>
> OK, I hear you Jeff.
>
> Does anyone have any other input? ..especially anyone
> doing what I am, without issue?
> I mean I really want this to work without having to
> outsource, for so small a need.
> If I reduce to 10 emails at a time?
>
> -G
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to
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> http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=2
>88



--Boundary-00=_N0BpKUPhtxkg0l9-- Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop ... please comment on parameters. (Jeffrey Jones 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop ... please comment on parameters. (Kenneth Grome 2009)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop ... please comment on parameters. (Govinda 2009)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop ... please comment on parameters. (Jeffrey Jones 2009)
  5. [WebDNA] [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop ... please comment on parameters. (Govinda 2009)
--Boundary-00=_N0BpKUPhtxkg0l9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following code send one email every 30 seconds. If you're only sending 500 emails occasionally this will send them in less than 5 hours. I've tested this with code that posts to Twitter rather than sending emails and it works like a charm: [spawn] [search db=xxx.db&neemaildatarq=[blank]] [founditems] [text]wffSuccess=no[/text] [waitforfile thisFileWillNeverExist.txt][/waitforfile] [showif [wffSuccess]=no] [sendmail from=xxx@xxx.xxx&to=[email]&subject=not spam] Blah blah blah ... [/sendmail] [text]wffSuccess=yes[/text] [/showif] [/founditems] [/search] [/spawn] Sincerely, Ken Grome > > On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Govinda wrote: > >> Happy Sunday! > >> > >> We use 3rd party listservers for the big stuff, but I > >> have a small list of customers (~500) who we need to > >> send a message to very occasionally. I have a > >> [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop inside a [search > >> .. max=25], so we only send 25 emails at a time. The > >> page has a set to refresh every 60 > >> seconds (and so then send the next batch of 25 > >> emails). I am just writing to ask you folks with > >> more experience about how servers expect to see email > >> come and go so as not to end up on some blacklist.. > >> (or worse?)- > >> > >> Is my design safe? Should I send even less than 25 at > >> a time? Should I increase the interval to greater than > >> 60 secs.? Other comments? > >> > >> ------------ > >> Govinda > >> govinda.webdnatalk@gmail.com > > On Sep 6, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Jeffrey Jones wrote: > > It is incredibly easy to end up on a blacklist. I would > > outsource the message, so your server does not get the > > blame. > > > > -Jeff > > OK, I hear you Jeff. > > Does anyone have any other input? ..especially anyone > doing what I am, without issue? > I mean I really want this to work without having to > outsource, for so small a need. > If I reduce to 10 emails at a time? > > -G > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: > http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=2 >88 --Boundary-00=_N0BpKUPhtxkg0l9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following code send one email every 30 seconds. If you're only sending 500 emails occasionally this will send them in less than 5 hours. I've tested this with code that posts to Twitter rather than sending emails and it works like a charm:


[spawn]
[search db=xxx.db&neemaildatarq=[blank]]
[founditems]
[text]wffSuccess=no[/text]
[waitforfile thisFileWillNeverExist.txt][/waitforfile]
[showif [wffSuccess]=no]
[sendmail from=xxx@xxx.xxx&to=[email]&subject=not spam]
Blah blah blah ...
[/sendmail]
[text]wffSuccess=yes[/text]
[/showif]
[/founditems]
[/search]
[/spawn]


Sincerely,
Ken Grome




> > On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Govinda wrote:
> >> Happy Sunday!
> >>
> >> We use 3rd party listservers for the big stuff, but I
> >> have a small list of customers (~500) who we need to
> >> send a message to very occasionally. I have a
> >> [sendmail] inside a [founditems] loop inside a [search
> >> .. max=25], so we only send 25 emails at a time. The
> >> page has a <meta refresh ... > set to refresh every 60
> >> seconds (and so then send the next batch of 25
> >> emails). I am just writing to ask you folks with
> >> more experience about how servers expect to see email
> >> come and go so as not to end up on some blacklist..
> >> (or worse?)-
> >>
> >> Is my design safe? Should I send even less than 25 at
> >> a time? Should I increase the interval to greater than
> >> 60 secs.? Other comments?
> >>
> >> ------------
> >> Govinda
> >> govinda.webdnatalk@gmail.com
>
> On Sep 6, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Jeffrey Jones wrote:
> > It is incredibly easy to end up on a blacklist. I would
> > outsource the message, so your server does not get the
> > blame.
> >
> > -Jeff
>
> OK, I hear you Jeff.
>
> Does anyone have any other input? ..especially anyone
> doing what I am, without issue?
> I mean I really want this to work without having to
> outsource, for so small a need.
> If I reduce to 10 emails at a time?
>
> -G
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to
> the mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.
> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>
> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us
> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/
> Bug Reporting:
> http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=2
>88



--Boundary-00=_N0BpKUPhtxkg0l9-- Kenneth Grome

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