Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt RAQ 4 (Sending Mass Mail) Why not working.

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Jeff Lasman wrote:

> flash22@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Not really, but it does have a bcc limit, and the receiving servers
> > probably do as well
> 
> Subscribe Me does NOT use BCC.  Subscribe me sends a separate email to
> each user.

*ouch*

> 
> > Why do you have so many bounces? Where did you get this list?
> 
> Even good lists have bounces.  Sometimes lots of them.  qube-users has a
> bit over a hundred readers, and every mailing results in bounces.  See
> my kinder, gentler <smile> reply to the original poster.

[But i'm guessing 12 is 'a lot' for 100 users]

But, Yea, i think i jumped on him a bit hard...
I had visions of his 1200 outbound emails generatin 900 bounces ;P

I haven't played with Subscribe It , but i did play with something cgi
based a while back, it was a horror show , I ended up deleting it. I 
don't remember what it was called offhand, but i remember thinking
it would be better named ForkBomb Professional Edition.. I've
sort of come to the conclusion that the existing mailing list solutions
are the way they are for fairly good reasons, and unless you are doing
something 'special' it's best to put up with them as is, and for that
something special, it's probably wiser to outsource the solution. 

2c

gsh