How to send newsletter only to few members?

Involved Joined: Sep 07, 2004 Posts: 354 Location: Sweden

Hi

In a site that I am admin we have about 1400 members right now.

When we send theme a news letter it become a hard works for server and the emeil the members get is empty with only subject showing.

So I wonder if there is a way (hack???) to use to send this letter to a few members at time.

How do you mange this?

Best Regards

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1400 members ok,but do they have the preferences set to receive the newletter?

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:08 am

You might be better off using a hack that retrieves suernames,email address from the database and saves it as a downlodable CVS file and then using a third party software like WorldCast.
Quite a few hosting companies I have come across limit the number of emails sent within a specified time span to avoid abuse and consumption of excessive server resources.
I did have a script that retrieved this information which could be configured to limit the number of emails sent per hour etc and which effectively 'queued' the mails, sending only so many at a time.
If I can find it, I'll post back.

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:34 am

hitwalker,

Some of them does! about 40.

Guardian2003,

Thanks. I will wait for it.

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:08 am

well if its only 40 then it should be peanuts sending a mail.
better option is to check why it goes wrong when a mail is send.

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:54 am

Yes, I agree, if you are only actually sending about 40 emails, you should not be experiencing any problems.
I have been unsuccessfull at finding that hack but I will try again when I get a couple of days off work when I can get the time to check some back-up DVD's I have.

Are you sening mail through PHP mail or via SMTP settings in the nuke configuration?

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:36 pm

But I don't send to only 40 members. I choose to send it to all members. Some of them get it with the text and some of them without the text and only the subject!!!

Guardian2003, Thanks man, I am using PHP mail.

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:39 pm

well thats why people think they have something to say about receiving emails or not,but instead you denie their settings...

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:15 pm

I don't know about your own country but here in the UK it is unlawful to send unsolicited emails. If someone has indicated they do not want to recieve email through their preferences then to do so makes us spammers.

We have to use a double 'opt-in' and include a link in any email sent to automatically unsubscribe the user from nesletters,mailing lists etc.

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:56 am

Very true indeed.
i never send any mails anymore.
Why should i?
Naturaly its personal but whoever sends me unwanted mails gets submitted to spamcop.
Unfortunate i was a good believer when i just started and when i send my first mail to members i got my ass burned .
2 jokers reported it to spamcop.
after that not one mail is been send anymore.
So like i said....if members set their newsletter option to on or off,just respect that wish.

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:09 am

Ok, thanks.

Here in sweden is the same law about sapmming as UK and many other places. It was my first time sending newsletter to members and I have gott a few response about not getting text in the email.

But I will listen to you as allways, and working on other members to being member of newsletter too.

Thank you both.

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:45 am

well naturaly your free to do what you want,but i think you dont like it either if you get mails that you didnt opt in for..
i suggest you put out some test mails.
just ask those that receives the newsletter to be cooperative and help by giving some feedback on how they receive the mail.
Like to point out that there are numerous newsletter hacks outhere and your probably using one of them instead of the standard one.
If so it could also be a problem that some members dont or cannot receive html based mails.