[Hidden-tech] Sending Bulk Email

[chasheath at comcast.net]

I faced the same problems; a client's shared host ISP limits sent emails to 50 per hour, and several major email hosts simply discarded sent emails, including AOL and Yahoo.  I set up scripts to have mail sent through a validated SMTP account, using a comcast email address, and only sending out a few emails at a time.  I've successfully gotten emails sent to AOL and Yahoo accounts, but have not yet tested this with an emailing to a list of 1500 addresses.

There seems to be very little documentation about what you need to do if you want to do it yourself, rather than using a specialized email host.  In addition to the hosting issues and blacklistings by AOL and Yahoo, you also have to conform to CAN-SPAM regulations so people on the mail list can opt out and you don't send them further emails.  Also, you need something in place to handle bounced emails, or you risk getting blacklisted when you continue to send to that address.

If anyone knows of a good resource for managing medium-sized mailing lists from a shared host, I'd like to hear about it, thanks.

Charlie Heath
Blue Herring Consulting
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