Re: Re: Mail problem with more than 1k users

on 24/09/02 2:12 PM, Peter J. Schoenster (peter@schoenster.com) wrote: > Eeeeeeks. I hate that. I hate email that does not indicate it knows who > I am. Why is sending one email to one user so bad? I can't think of a > reason that would trump the personalization that I like so much. But > I'm all ears. I hate it too, but the complications of personalised email really do outweigh the benefits, unless you're prepared for: a) long development time b) constantly hitting the "ceiling" of your code/server limits and having to re-evaluate the code ("it worked for 1000, but now i have 3000", etc) c) placing HUGE burdens on the server Bulk mail in a personalised manner should be done with dedicated software and a dedicated server... I think it's a little wishful to place such burdens on a WEB server... especially one which is a shared server. Even if the code does work, the sysadmin should shut it down to prevent the massive performance hit you cause. If you've got your own server(s), that's a different story... but then I'd be using ezmlm or something like that. Justin French