Multiple mail()

[Jez]

I need to be able to send individual personalised emails to contacts
stored in a database. I'm able to do this using mail() and a loop, but
I've read that this isn't a very good idea as there could be a few
hundred contacts.

What is the best way to go about this? Any advice or pointers in the
right direction will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

Jez

[Ian.H]

Re: Multiple mail()

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:15:25 -0700, Jez wrote:
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> I need to be able to send individual personalised emails to contacts
> stored in a database. I'm able to do this using mail() and a loop, but
> I've read that this isn't a very good idea as there could be a few hundred
> contacts.
>
> What is the best way to go about this? Any advice or pointers in the right
> direction will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jez[/color]


Personalised... hundreds....... ... sounds like spam to me =\



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Ian

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[RG]

Re: Multiple mail()


"Ian.H" <ian@WINDOZEdig iserv.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.0 9.24.15.36.54.4 52345@hybris.di giserv.net...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:15:25 -0700, Jez wrote:
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> > I need to be able to send individual personalised emails to contacts
> > stored in a database. I'm able to do this using mail() and a loop, but
> > I've read that this isn't a very good idea as there could be a few[/color][/color]
hundred[color=blue][color=green]
> > contacts.
> >
> > What is the best way to go about this? Any advice or pointers in the[/color][/color]
right[color=blue][color=green]
> > direction will be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jez[/color]
>
>
> Personalised... hundreds....... ... sounds like spam to me =\
>[/color]


Definate smell of pork but hey, I quite like a bit of spam sometimes.
What are your concerns Jez, overloading the server?
If you are worried about this, you could do some kind of script that does
this:
send 1 email, add a sent variable to the databse entry for that email.
Do a refresh on the script until all are sent.
This way you could put say a 5 second refresh time.

You are a considerate spammer, having concerns about your host.
Are you sure you just don;t want to get caught out???
:)
RG

[Jez]

Re: Multiple mail()

"RG" <Me@NotTellingY a.com> wrote in message news:<3f71c0db$ 0$33808$65c6931 4@mercury.nildr am.net>...[color=blue]
> "Ian.H" <ian@WINDOZEdig iserv.net> wrote in message
> news:pan.2003.0 9.24.15.36.54.4 52345@hybris.di giserv.net...[color=green]
> > Personalised... hundreds....... ... sounds like spam to me =\
> >[/color]
>
>
> Definate smell of pork but hey, I quite like a bit of spam sometimes.
> What are your concerns Jez, overloading the server?
> If you are worried about this, you could do some kind of script that does
> this:
> send 1 email, add a sent variable to the databse entry for that email.
> Do a refresh on the script until all are sent.
> This way you could put say a 5 second refresh time.
>
> You are a considerate spammer, having concerns about your host.
> Are you sure you just don;t want to get caught out???
> :)
> RG[/color]

Promise you it's not spam. I just need a reliable way to send
personalised email to members of an association I'm involved with. The
members are actually paying to receive the email ;)

I've read somewhere that mail() wasn't intended for the kind of thing
I'm trying to achieve, but I can't find any references to a better way
with PHP.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Jez

[Manuel Lemos]

Re: Multiple mail()

Hello,

On 09/24/2003 12:15 PM, Jez wrote:[color=blue]
> I need to be able to send individual personalised emails to contacts
> stored in a database. I'm able to do this using mail() and a loop, but
> I've read that this isn't a very good idea as there could be a few
> hundred contacts.
>
> What is the best way to go about this? Any advice or pointers in the
> right direction will be greatly appreciated![/color]

mail() is just fine for that. What is the problem is sending
personalized e-mail as it may take a long time to deliver the messages
to all recipients.

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