I see a major problem on Free-DC

[trigggl]

I like the way you worded that. You have my vote!

So if there are no objections, who has the ability to send it out?

[Mr. Hankey]

So if there are no objections, who has the ability to send it out?

With the recent departure of a longtime member we also lost the ability to mass email the team. Sending out 15k emails tends to be viewed as spam by most ISPs and thus they limit the number / day. We will have to revisit the topic of emailing the team. This is most likely something that we won't have resolved before the next PG challenge.

[trigggl]

With the recent departure of a longtime member we also lost the ability to mass email the team. Sending out 15k emails tends to be viewed as spam by most ISPs and thus they limit the number / day. We will have to revisit the topic of emailing the team. This is most likely something that we won't have resolved before the next PG challenge.

Outstanding!

I don't suppose our new surrogate would have the means and willingness?

[DrPop]

There is no easy way to replace what we have lost. We need to get it together and ensure we do not lose more at this point. Put a turnoquit on the limb - to save the body. Whatever we have to do, somebody do it soon.

I don't know any way of sending out more than 500 or so emails at a go without running your own mail server. I personally just gave up that option (I had the server hardware and MS Exchange software) to do it but Ebayed it last month when I bought my new GPUs.

EDIT: If someone is good with Linux, looks like there is a "free" option for the software part. Any Linux buff around here that could run a *very* part time mail server for us?

[STMahlberg]

There is no easy way to replace what we have lost. We need to get it together and ensure we do not lose more at this point. Put a turnoquit on the limb - to save the body. Whatever we have to do, somebody do it soon.

I don't know any way of sending out more than 500 or so emails at a go without running your own mail server. I personally just gave up that option (I had the server hardware and MS Exchange software) to do it but Ebayed it last month when I bought my new GPUs.

EDIT: If someone is good with Linux, looks like there is a "free" option for the software part. Any Linux buff around here that could run a *very* part time mail server for us?

With the recent departure of a longtime member we also lost the ability to mass email the team. Sending out 15k emails tends to be viewed as spam by most ISPs and thus they limit the number / day. We will have to revisit the topic of emailing the team. This is most likely something that we won't have resolved before the next PG challenge.

I am willing to work on this; however, I do not have a database with email addresses.

Unfortunately, I did not save the email addresses when I sent out the 1,600 emails about the new forums; if there is still a way to access the old forum member list, I could make a copy... if not I guess I could start a new list with what we have here.

Any ideas?

[trigggl]

EDIT: If someone is good with Linux, looks like there is a "free" option for the software part. Any Linux buff around here that could run a *very* part time mail server for us?

I've considered doing that, but
A) Comcast frowns on that sort of thing
B) DynDNS charges more than I can afford for a service that can do it.

If I send out that many emails through my Comcast link, I think it breaks my user agreement.

I'm willing to do it otherwise, I would just need to learn how to set it up. Wouldn't be the first time I learned something.

[Mr. Hankey]

I have the complete email list, the exclusion list (opt out) and the bulk mailing software.

[KaoticEvil[SETI.USA]]

There is no easy way to replace what we have lost. We need to get it together and ensure we do not lose more at this point. Put a turnoquit on the limb - to save the body. Whatever we have to do, somebody do it soon.

I don't know any way of sending out more than 500 or so emails at a go without running your own mail server. I personally just gave up that option (I had the server hardware and MS Exchange software) to do it but Ebayed it last month when I bought my new GPUs.

EDIT: If someone is good with Linux, looks like there is a "free" option for the software part. Any Linux buff around here that could run a *very* part time mail server for us?

I already have a server running 24/7 with mail services on it... I should add that my ISP allows me to pretty much do anything I like, as it is a small ISP for a rural community. 6mbps down/1.5mbps up FTW!

I can also easily add MajorDomo list manager software...

[Bok]

I'm running my own mail server (it pretty much comes with linux anyway) so you do still [sort of] have the option of bulk emailing.

BUT, there is a problem which I'm working on. I'm still on a dynamic IP which rarely changes (like once every few years..) and a lot of domains block emails coming from known dynamic IP ranges from major ISP's. (this is common practice as most spambots are sending out emails from unsuspecting users pc's) I'm on roadrunner using their highest tier available without going to business class, which would give me a static IP but cost 3x for the same bandwidth - just not worth it. I've been talking with them but there is just no option at all to get on a static IP.

So, for emails, what I have done is to set up a new gmail account and I'm relaying all mail via that. Was a little tricky to get working as I basically have to hack sendmail to but not that difficult. Not ideal though as it means the email comes from the gmail account rather than what it's 'sent' from. Given that anyone can create a gmail address, they have lots of rules to prevent email flooding, so you can't send out in bulk either.

I've been looking at other options for relaying and this is one of the them. I've talked with them and the emails would be from their intended addresses so that would work. I use easydns for domain names and they only offer 250 per day so that's not an option.

If anyone knows of any other option, I'd like to know.

Bok