[CLUE-Tech] Bul k Email Question

[David Guntner]

Jeffery Cann grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
>
> On Saturday 19 October 2002 02:06 am, David Guntner wrote:
> > Jeffery Cann grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
> > > I have created a PHP email form for a newbie to send out a bulk email to
> > > their list of email addresses in their database (don't worry, it's
> > > opt-in).
> >
> > You have confirmed this, how?
> 
> Why this is relevant to the question about my php problem is interesting, but 
> if you must know...

Sorry; it's a touchy subject for me.  You'd be *amazed* at the number of 
times I've seen "I'm setting something up for someone to do mass mailings, 
but don't worry, it's opt-in," and when asked how they knew this, the 
answer was typically along the lines of that's what they were told by the 
person they were setting it up for. <sigh>  Let the spamming begin....

So I'm glad that's not the case with you. :-)

> > Why not simply set up a nice mailing list for him?  Mailman is a really
> > nice package that is easy to set up, and gives the list members a web-based
> > interface (they can also issue commands via E-Mail if they want) for
> > managing their list membership options, etc.
> 
> Yes, it would have been simple to set up an email list for her.  
> Unfortunately, there are other features of the application that are required 
> but mailman cannot do, such as topical and geographical searches.

Ah.  Yea, I mailing list wouldn't do that without a lot of modifications.

> So, do you have any suggestions on the php question?

No, sorry.  I didn't know if you had considered a mailing list for doing 
the mailings, since that's all I knew about from your posting.  I was 
simply trying to offer a solution that would take care of the "bottom line" 
problem - that of sending out a lot of mail.  Good luck with this project.  
I'll definitely be watching this thread, because I would be interested in 
knowing what the final solution turns out to be WRT the browser timing out 
problem while it sends the mail.

                  --Dave

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