speedracer Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 Hi, I'm a prospective customer, and I have a question about the mailman software -- how many mailman lists can I set up? I'd of course make sure that I purchase enough bandwidth to handle all the mail, it's just that I need a whole bunch of different lists for different groups of people. Quote
borfast Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 TCH does not limit the number of mailing lists, meaning you can set up as many as you want Quote
TCH-Don Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 Just for all to remember, being shared hosting you cannot expect to run huge lists that might slow down the server. Mailman can be set to send so many and then wait for a while. Quote
speedracer Posted September 4, 2004 Author Posted September 4, 2004 Just for all to remember,being shared hosting you cannot expect to run huge lists that might slow down the server. Mailman can be set to send so many and then wait for a while. Ok. But how much mail will you allow one account to route through your mailservers? (E.g. if I sign up for a deluxe plan, 35 GB of bandwidth/mo, how much of that can be allocated for email) Quote
TCH-Rob Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 All of it can be used for mail if you wish. Just remember that if your mailings become excessive resource hogs there may be issues. We are a hosting company not an email company. Quote
DMD Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Just for all to remember,being shared hosting you cannot expect to run huge lists that might slow down the server. Mailman can be set to send so many and then wait for a while. Hi - I have a question about this. One of the recommendations I have received about this was to use a program called Dada Mail to control the number of outgoing messages in a time period. I currently run two Mailman lists (with another hosting company) that each have over 1000 subscribers. Typically, there are about 26 emails sent to these list in a year. So...I have found the Dada Mail site and read a little about it but it doesn't mention the ability to control how mail is sent out. If anything has additional information about this, I would really appreciate. Thanks so much! Quote
TCH-Don Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 (edited) Welcom DMD! Log in as admin to a list and look at sending options. scroll down to SMTP settings... Enable Batch Sending You must enable batch sending for batch sending to start working.Lists under 100 people may not need it at all. Send 10 Messages Every 1 minutes after sending the 10, it will pause to the end of the minute before starting again. Edited September 22, 2004 by TCH-Don Quote
jandafields Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 I imagine if you do this at night time, it will be less of an issue? Quote
TCH-Don Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 Your nightime might be my daytime your server neighbors are from all over the world. Quote
MikeJ Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 Just keep in mind that TCH is primarily a web host, not a mail host. We provide a lot of functionality for mailings, but we do restrict mail to only allow low amounts to be sent over a period of time. If your lists are small or low volume, TCH will likely work well for you. If your lists are large or high volume, however, you may want to consider looking for hosts that specialize in higher volume mailing lists. Quote
MikeJ Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 I imagine if you do this at night time, it will be less of an issue? In general, nighttime in the U.S. the servers are under a less load, yes. Quote
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