I would like to send an e-mail (the same e-mail) to 1,000 different
people.
I want each persons name to be in the "To:" field. Is there a way to
customize it to where it can say Dear____ (having a different persons
name
corresponding to an e-mail address) so that it looks customized.
Thanks,
Ben
What you are describing is called SPAMMING, something
we really, really dislike.
There are several very good reasons to need to do this.
One example is sending an update to all of the members who have created accounts on your site. This wouldn't be considered spamming, because they have requested that you help keep them informed.
Answer to your question: yes, it's pretty simple, but PHP
is generally a language for web applications, I think Perl
is more suited for your needs.
PHP would suffice here just fine--and we are trying to dispel the
myth that PHP is a web-only language. However, in a case like
this, I'd suggest checking out a proper mailing list manager
such as majordomo or ezmlm.
Another good one is mailman.
-Ed