Re: php mail function vs smtp server

On Mon, October 31, 2005 5:22 am, Paul Waring wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 12:56:01PM +0200, Clive wrote: >> Thanks I actually want to send 24 000 emails with 2 meg attachments. Woof. mail() is DEFINITELY the wrong answer! Firing up an SMTP connection and spewing 24,000 emails with 2 meg attachments at it is *ALSO* a wrong answer, almost for sure. You will probably have a very unhappy SysAdmin behind that SMTP server, and odds are really really really good they'll have a long line of VERY unhappy SysAdmins behind them. You can pretty much count on being labeled (hopefully mis-labeled) as a spammer almost immediately. 2 meg attachments are your first biggest problem. Lose them. Include a link to whatever it is for the user to download the 2 meg at their leisure. This is non-negotiable. You WILL regret the 2 meg attachment long before the 24,000th user gets it. Queue up the emails and send them out over a controlled time. If there's ANY question that somebody might not want this email, don't send it. Get them to opt-in first, if you haven't already. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm