RE: [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour then pausing
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2010
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01CB87E9.6F77C100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just to clarify , the WebDNA on the template would process emails in = chunks of 100, then the META-REFRESH set to 3600 would repeat the 100 chunk = process every hour. =20 Sound good? =20 From: Will Starck [mailto:wjs@novaderm.com]=20 Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:56 PM To: talk@webdna.us Subject: RE: [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour then pausing =20 That=92s not a damn bad idea ;) =20 So I=92ll set the META-REFRESH for 3600, which should translate to 1 = hour, correct? =20 Thanks, =20 Will =20 From: Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@gmail.com]=20 Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:10 PM To: talk@webdna.us Subject: Re: [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour then pausing =20 I'll tell you one way I've done this before: I wrote a script that sends an email to ONE subscriber then marks that address "sent" so it never gets sent again.=20 Then I put a META-REFRESH tag into the page, set it for one second, and request that page in my browser. Then I leave the browser open and observe the script's progress until = all messages have been sent. This is a quick and easy way to throttle WebDNA when you can just leave = a browser tab open while it's working. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome > Hello team- >=20 >=20 >=20 > OK, this aging brain needs some help =96been too long since > I=92ve coded in WebDNA ;( >=20 >=20 >=20 > We=92re having a going out of business sale for one of our > stores and want to email our customers with our final > special. These customers are all opt-in from our mailing > list. >=20 >=20 >=20 > As a test, last week I sent 4000 emails and only got > about 15 orders out of 4000 potential which is abysmal. > I suspect most were caught up in spam filters because I > didn=92t throttle the rate at which they went out. >=20 >=20 >=20 > So I=92m thinking I should be sending out about 100 emails > every hour. >=20 >=20 >=20 > So my sendmail could be something like: >=20 >=20 >=20 > [math show=3Df]count=3D0[/math] >=20 > [search db=3D orders.db&neemaildata=3D[blank]&emailsumm=3DT] >=20 > [founditems] >=20 > [sendmail to[email]&blah] >=20 > [math show=3Df]count =3D count + 1[/math] >=20 > [showif [count] =3D100]math > show=3Df]count=3D0[/math][!]reset counter to 0[/!] >=20 > Some code that waits for an hour =DF > need help with this snippet >=20 > [/showif] >=20 > [/founditems] >=20 > [/search] >=20 > Thanks guys. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Will ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01CB87E9.6F77C100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just to clarify , the WebDNA on the template would process emails in = chunks of 100, then the META-REFRESH set to 3600 would repeat the 100 = chunk process every hour.
Sound good?
From:= = Will Starck [mailto:wjs@novaderm.com]
Sent: Friday, November = 19, 2010 12:56 PM
To: talk@webdna.us
Subject: RE: = [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour then = pausing
That’s not a damn bad idea ;)
So I’ll set the META-REFRESH for 3600, which should translate = to 1 hour, correct?
Thanks,
Will
From:= = Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, = November 19, 2010 12:10 PM
To: = talk@webdna.us
Subject: Re: [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour = then pausing
I'll tell you one way I've = done this before:
I wrote a script that sends an email to ONE subscriber = then marks that address "sent" so it never gets sent again. =
Then I put a META-REFRESH tag into the page, set it for = one second, and request that page in my browser.
Then I leave the browser open and observe the script's = progress until all messages have been sent.
This is a quick and easy way to throttle WebDNA when you = can just leave a browser tab open while it's = working.
Sincerely,
Kenneth = Grome
> Hello team-
> =
> =
> =
> OK, this = aging brain needs some help –been too long = since
> I’ve = coded in WebDNA ;(
> =
> =
> =
> We’re = having a going out of business sale for one of = our
> stores and = want to email our customers with our final
> special. = These customers are all opt-in from our mailing
> = list.
> =
> =
> =
> As a test, = last week I sent 4000 emails and only got
> about 15 = orders out of 4000 potential which is abysmal.
> I suspect = most were caught up in spam filters because I
> didn’t = throttle the rate at which they went out.
> =
> =
> =
> So I’m = thinking I should be sending out about 100 = emails
> every = hour.
> =
> =
> =
> So my = sendmail could be something like:
> =
> =
> =
> [math = show=3Df]count=3D0[/math]
> =
> [search = db=3D = orders.db&neemaildata=3D[blank]&emailsumm=3DT]<= /p>
> =
> = [founditems]
> =
> [sendmail = to[email]&blah]
> =
> [math = show=3Df]count =3D count + 1[/math]
> =
> [showif = [count] =3D100]math
> = show=3Df]count=3D0[/math][!]reset counter to = 0[/!]
> =
> Some code = that waits for an hour =DF
> need help = with this snippet
> =
> = [/showif]
> =
> = [/founditems]
> =
> = [/search]
> =
> Thanks = guys.
> =
> =
> =
> = Will
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01CB87E9.6F77C100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just to clarify , the WebDNA on the template would process emails in = chunks of 100, then the META-REFRESH set to 3600 would repeat the 100 chunk = process every hour. =20 Sound good? =20 From: Will Starck [mailto:wjs@novaderm.com]=20 Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:56 PM To: talk@webdna.us Subject: RE: [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour then pausing =20 That=92s not a damn bad idea ;) =20 So I=92ll set the META-REFRESH for 3600, which should translate to 1 = hour, correct? =20 Thanks, =20 Will =20 From: Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@gmail.com]=20 Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:10 PM To: talk@webdna.us Subject: Re: [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour then pausing =20 I'll tell you one way I've done this before: I wrote a script that sends an email to ONE subscriber then marks that address "sent" so it never gets sent again.=20 Then I put a META-REFRESH tag into the page, set it for one second, and request that page in my browser. Then I leave the browser open and observe the script's progress until = all messages have been sent. This is a quick and easy way to throttle WebDNA when you can just leave = a browser tab open while it's working. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome > Hello team- >=20 >=20 >=20 > OK, this aging brain needs some help =96been too long since > I=92ve coded in WebDNA ;( >=20 >=20 >=20 > We=92re having a going out of business sale for one of our > stores and want to email our customers with our final > special. These customers are all opt-in from our mailing > list. >=20 >=20 >=20 > As a test, last week I sent 4000 emails and only got > about 15 orders out of 4000 potential which is abysmal. > I suspect most were caught up in spam filters because I > didn=92t throttle the rate at which they went out. >=20 >=20 >=20 > So I=92m thinking I should be sending out about 100 emails > every hour. >=20 >=20 >=20 > So my sendmail could be something like: >=20 >=20 >=20 > [math show=3Df]count=3D0[/math] >=20 > [search db=3D orders.db&neemaildata=3D[blank]&emailsumm=3DT] >=20 >
[founditems] >=20 > [sendmail to[email]&blah] >=20 > [math show=3Df]count =3D count + 1[/math] >=20 > [showif [count] =3D100]math > show=3Df]count=3D0[/math]
[!]reset counter to 0[/!] >=20 > Some code that waits for an hour =DF > need help with this snippet >=20 > [/showif] >=20 > [/founditems] >=20 > [/search] >=20 > Thanks guys. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Will ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01CB87E9.6F77C100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just to clarify , the WebDNA on the template would process emails in = chunks of 100, then the META-REFRESH set to 3600 would repeat the 100 = chunk process every hour.
Sound good?
From:= = Will Starck [mailto:wjs@novaderm.com]
Sent: Friday, November = 19, 2010 12:56 PM
To: talk@webdna.us
Subject: RE: = [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour then = pausing
That’s not a damn bad idea ;)
So I’ll set the META-REFRESH for 3600, which should translate = to 1 hour, correct?
Thanks,
Will
From:= = Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, = November 19, 2010 12:10 PM
To: = talk@webdna.us
Subject: Re: [WebDNA] Sending 100 mails an hour = then pausing
I'll tell you one way I've = done this before:
I wrote a script that sends an email to ONE subscriber = then marks that address "sent" so it never gets sent again. =
Then I put a META-REFRESH tag into the page, set it for = one second, and request that page in my browser.
Then I leave the browser open and observe the script's = progress until all messages have been sent.
This is a quick and easy way to throttle WebDNA when you = can just leave a browser tab open while it's = working.
Sincerely,
Kenneth = Grome
> Hello team-
> =
> =
> =
> OK, this = aging brain needs some help –been too long = since
> I’ve = coded in WebDNA ;(
> =
> =
> =
> We’re = having a going out of business sale for one of = our
> stores and = want to email our customers with our final
> special. = These customers are all opt-in from our mailing
> = list.
> =
> =
> =
> As a test, = last week I sent 4000 emails and only got
> about 15 = orders out of 4000 potential which is abysmal.
> I suspect = most were caught up in spam filters because I
> didn’t = throttle the rate at which they went out.
> =
> =
> =
> So I’m = thinking I should be sending out about 100 = emails
> every = hour.
> =
> =
> =
> So my = sendmail could be something like:
> =
> =
> =
> [math = show=3Df]count=3D0[/math]
> =
> [search = db=3D = orders.db&neemaildata=3D[blank]&emailsumm=3DT]<= /p>
> =
> = [founditems]
> =
> [sendmail = to[email]&blah]
> =
> [math = show=3Df]count =3D count + 1[/math]
> =
> [showif = [count] =3D100]math
> = show=3Df]count=3D0[/math][!]reset counter to = 0[/!]
> =
> Some code = that waits for an hour =DF
> need help = with this snippet
> =
> = [/showif]
> =
> = [/founditems]
> =
> = [/search]
> =
> Thanks = guys.
> =
> =
> =
> = Will
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