Re: mailing list using mail()

> Should I just use one message and append the BCC: line of the one message? this could probably be the best way. "Petre Agenbag" <internet@vsa.co.za> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3CB419E7.4090507@vsa.co.za... > Hi, > the combination of PHP and mysql and the ease of use of the mail() > function obviously leads me to believe that it *should* be a singe to > use php to send customised messages to all my users , of whom I have > details in a mysql table by simply running a "select * from table" and > then using a while loop to run through every row and sending an e_mail > to $user_in_table. > > The obvious problem here is that ( in my case 17 000 users) this can > easily kill the mail server and could also cause the script to timeout > or ( if increasing the timeout) kill the server outright. > So, what are my options? > Should I be attempting this ( if not, how can I keep others that are > hosting on my machines from trying this with their own tables) > Should I just use one message and append the BCC: line of the one message? > > Thanks >