Re: Email Newsletters

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47403
interpreted = N
texte = On 2/4/03 12:44 PM, Clint Davis wrote:> We've set up a couple of clients with the ability to do email newsletters. > Recipient lists vary from a few hundred to 100,000. The smaller ones are > sent using WebDNA and [sendmail]. This process works flawlessly except for > the speed. WebDNA writes out each text file, Emailer sends it to our mail > server, then our mail server sends it out. > > The large mailings are sent using LetterRip. However, it's also very slow. > Our last mailing to around 100,000 recipients took 5 DAYS!!! > > Does anyone on the list have a faster solution that could run on MacOS or > Unix? Cant speak to 100,000 but we have set one up that works well for up to 10,000 (havent checked it beyond that though it should work fine.). Using a searchable interface the client determines 'who' they want to send to. This helps them qualify what they send based on profile information (better for everyone all around).Then after some confirmation stuff, they compose their email.Then after determining the BCC limit of our mail server (EIMS 3.x), we use a [index]\250 to determine when to start a new email.10,000 emails only generate 40 files. 100,000 might only generate 400.Then the speed by which your mail server streams out is the next bottle neck, but that's another list.For us, given the number above... This is working flawlessly. We do other things like record the data regarding number sent, date sent, confirmation that the loop is done etc. It can be done.Alex Alex J McCombie New World Media Chief Information Officer Drawer 607 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064 Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.comInterface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Email Newsletters (Stuart Tremain 2003)
  2. Re: Email Newsletters (Alain Russell 2003)
  3. Re: Email Newsletters (Timur Ruban 2003)
  4. Re: Email Newsletters (Clint Davis 2003)
  5. Re: Email Newsletters (WJ Starck 2003)
  6. Re: Email Newsletters (Timur Ruban 2003)
  7. Re: Email Newsletters [OT] (Clint Davis 2003)
  8. Re: Email Newsletters [OT] (Gyuri 2003)
  9. Re: Email Newsletters (Alex McCombie 2003)
  10. Re: Email Newsletters (Don 2003)
  11. Re: Email Newsletters (Clint Davis 2003)
  12. Re: Email Newsletters (Brian B. Burton 2003)
  13. Re: Email Newsletters (Jeff Logan 2003)
  14. Re: Email Newsletters (Gyuri 2003)
  15. Re: Email Newsletters (Alain Russell 2003)
  16. Re: Email Newsletters (Brian B. Burton 2003)
  17. Re: Email Newsletters (Clint Davis 2003)
  18. Re: Email Newsletters (Alex McCombie 2003)
  19. Re: Email Newsletters (Jeff Logan 2003)
  20. Email Newsletters (Clint Davis 2003)
On 2/4/03 12:44 PM, Clint Davis wrote:> We've set up a couple of clients with the ability to do email newsletters. > Recipient lists vary from a few hundred to 100,000. The smaller ones are > sent using WebDNA and [sendmail]. This process works flawlessly except for > the speed. WebDNA writes out each text file, Emailer sends it to our mail > server, then our mail server sends it out. > > The large mailings are sent using LetterRip. However, it's also very slow. > Our last mailing to around 100,000 recipients took 5 DAYS!!! > > Does anyone on the list have a faster solution that could run on MacOS or > Unix? Cant speak to 100,000 but we have set one up that works well for up to 10,000 (havent checked it beyond that though it should work fine.). Using a searchable interface the client determines 'who' they want to send to. This helps them qualify what they send based on profile information (better for everyone all around).Then after some confirmation stuff, they compose their email.Then after determining the BCC limit of our mail server (EIMS 3.x), we use a [index]\250 to determine when to start a new email.10,000 emails only generate 40 files. 100,000 might only generate 400.Then the speed by which your mail server streams out is the next bottle neck, but that's another list.For us, given the number above... This is working flawlessly. We do other things like record the data regarding number sent, date sent, confirmation that the loop is done etc. It can be done.Alex Alex J McCombie New World Media Chief Information Officer Drawer 607 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064 Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.comInterface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Alex McCombie

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