[MACEP] bulk email server?

[Rick Faaberg]

On 3/4/06 1:29 AM "Chris Hayden" <c.hayden at ags.school.nz> sent this out:

> Hi - do any macepers have a recommendation (OS and software) for emailing bulk
> emails (over 3000 at a time, some with attachments)?
> Any help in this area would be much appreciated.

Hi,

I've used this for emails in the several-hundred-copy range with great
success:

MaxBulk Mailer Pro
<http://www.maxprog.com/MaxBulk.html>

Send Text/HTML in a way client always shows the right format.
Drag and drop support for mailing text and address list.
Easy import/export address list files easy to use functions.
Advanced parser and duplicates checking, also from clipboard.
Powerful tools in order to rewrap and justify text.
Preview function to check document appearance before sending.
Full ISO-8859 support for international characters.
Multiple customizable easy-to-use mail accounts.
Permanent X-Mailer SMTP Header to avoid spamming uses.
Attachment support. (Base64, UUEncode, BinHex, AppleSingle and AppleDouble)
Complete SMTP log control.
Full POP, APOP and ESMTP Authentication.
E-mails can be sent all at once, grouped or using mail-merge tags.
Custom tags for mail-merge.
Mail scheduling (Mail delayed delivery).
Styled text support - Bold, Italic, Underline, Color, Font...
Conditional message contents depending on optional tags value.
20 Custom Tags for advanced mail-merge.
Ability to process tags in subject.
13 date tags, Long Date, Short Date, Abbreviated Date...
Quick selector in order to check/uncheck recipients.
Recipients creation directly from Filemaker (Mac OS).
Full Applescript support (Mac OS).
Hyperlink manager. Allows you to insert text and HTML hyperlinks tags with
one click.
Full mySQL and postgreSQL database support.
Secure SSL connection support.

They have Windows and Mac versions and trial downloads.

Hth! :-)

Rick Faaberg