Re: RE: [PHP-DB] sending bulk emails

Hmmm this is true - but as someone once wrote on this list: "If someone want's to build a car with 4 reverse gears, we can tell them it's not a very good idea, but we can also show them how to do it." Granted though - spam is a little different than cars! Cheers. Russ On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 07:26:15 -0600 Rick Emery <remery@excel.com> wrote: > Ooooops....we've just armed a potential spammer... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Russ Michell [mailto:r.j.michell@apu.ac.uk] > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 6:20 AM > To: Cami > Cc: PHP DB list > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] sending bulk emails > > > > Does anybody know how to send bulk emails using php? > Don't do it!! > > But of you must - I guess you could build an array containing email > addresses, names, etc - taken > from form input or a database or whatever and then loop the arrays mailing > people... > > $mail = "mail("; > for($i=0; $i<$email_array_name;$i++( { > $mail .= "$values,"; > } > $mail .= "\"$subject\",\"$body\",\"From: $from\");"; > > Something like that anyway (that's just off the top of my head) > Regards. > > Russ > > On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 11:26:22 -0000 Cami <cami@fcpl.com> wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > Does anybody know how to send bulk emails using php? > > Thanks, > > Cami > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > #-------------------------------------------------------# > > "Believe nothing - consider everything" > > Russ Michell > Anglia Polytechnic University Webteam > Room 1C 'The Eastings' East Road, Cambridge > > e: r.j.michell@apu.ac.uk > w: www.apu.ac.uk/webteam > > www.theruss.com > > #-------------------------------------------------------# > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > #-------------------------------------------------------# "Believe nothing - consider everything" Russ Michell Anglia Polytechnic University Webteam Room 1C 'The Eastings' East Road, Cambridge e: r.j.michell@apu.ac.uk w: www.apu.ac.uk/webteam www.theruss.com #-------------------------------------------------------#