Re: mass mailing
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20324
interpreted = N
texte = Maybe I'm missing something here, but what advantages does thismeta-refresh method have over creating all of the messages from within onebig [founditems] loop? I've always used something like this to create aunique message for each record in the database:[Search ...][FoundItems][SendMail ...]Blah blah blah[/SendMail][/FoundItems][/Search]-DaveAt 3:09 AM 9/10/98, searchmaster@databot.com wrote:>I have a great way to send email databases with WebCatalog if anyone is>interested? This will also start to complete the submitting form with>the info that I have in my database.>>Here is what it looks like:>>>
URL=emailresults.tmpl$search?startAt=[math][startAt]+[max][/math]&max=[max]&db=>email.db&neUniqueIddata=0&load=[load]>>>[hideif 1=1]>>[/hideif]>>>[foundItems]>Sending email to: [email] with ID# [UniqueId].
>The next page will load in [load] seconds.>>[SendMail]>Dear [name]:>Come on over and submit your website to the newest and best search>engine online!>Just click or load this url into your web browser and the submit form>will be started for you!>http://dataBot.com/add-submit-email.htm$search?db=email.db&jobtitle=webmaster&e>mail=[uppercase][email][/uppercase]>[/SendMail]>[/foundItems]>>What this does is webcatalog will sendmail upon loading the page and>the...>
URL=emailresults.tmpl$search?startAt=[math][startAt]+[max][/math]&max=[max]&db=>email.db&neUniqueIddata=0&load=[load]>>...code will walk it right through the database one record at a time.>You can set the load time of the result page with a field named>name=load in your input form or url &load=4. The start at page can>also be set and the max per page ie: (&load=4&max=1&startAt=1). It may>be a good idea to put a sort of your data before running. You will also>have to set the field names or remove some of them. If you use this with>an unchecked email database, keep an eye on your outgoing mail folder.>If you need a email cgi to empty the outgoing mail folder from a remote>location, I have one for a Mac or record your own with applescript.>>If anyone has a better idea or script, let me know.>>B.Harrington>searchmaster@databot.com>http://databot.como--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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Maybe I'm missing something here, but what advantages does thismeta-refresh method have over creating all of the messages from within onebig
[founditems] loop? I've always used something like this to create aunique message for each record in the database:[Search ...]
[founditems][SendMail ...]Blah blah blah[/SendMail][/FoundItems][/Search]-DaveAt 3:09 AM 9/10/98, searchmaster@databot.com wrote:>I have a great way to send email databases with WebCatalog if anyone is>interested? This will also start to complete the submitting form with>the info that I have in my database.>>Here is what it looks like:>>>
URL=emailresults.tmpl$search?startAt=
[math][startAt]+[max][/math]&max=[max]&db=>email.db&neUniqueIddata=0&load=[load]>>>[hideif 1=1]>>[/hideif]>>>
[founditems]>Sending email to: [email] with ID# [UniqueId].
>The next page will load in [load] seconds.>>
[sendmail]>Dear [name]:>Come on over and submit your website to the newest and best search>engine online!>Just click or load this url into your web browser and the submit form>will be started for you!>http://dataBot.com/add-submit-email.htm$search?db=email.db&jobtitle=webmaster&e>mail=
[uppercase][email][/uppercase]>[/SendMail]>[/foundItems]>>What this does is webcatalog will sendmail upon loading the page and>the...>
URL=emailresults.tmpl$search?startAt=
[math][startAt]+[max][/math]&max=[max]&db=>email.db&neUniqueIddata=0&load=[load]>>...code will walk it right through the database one record at a time.>You can set the load time of the result page with a field named>name=load in your input form or url &load=4. The start at page can>also be set and the max per page ie: (&load=4&max=1&startAt=1). It may>be a good idea to put a sort of your data before running. You will also>have to set the field names or remove some of them. If you use this with>an unchecked email database, keep an eye on your outgoing mail folder.>If you need a email cgi to empty the outgoing mail folder from a remote>location, I have one for a Mac or record your own with applescript.>>If anyone has a better idea or script, let me know.>>B.Harrington>searchmaster@databot.com>http://databot.como--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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