mail() for 32,000 emails?

[Anon]

I have a customer newsletter database that I have been gathering emails for over a year and would like to send an email, but I dont think the mail() function or server could handle it. What is the most efficient connection method to the mail server?

Thanks.

[nightowl]

you might want to try it via telnetting to the mailserver and sending the right commands, this would save you the setting up of the connection each time...

however, doesn't seem like that would be the major problem.

why do you think that mail() wouldn't be able to handle it ? you would need to make sure that the timeout of your script is long enough 😉

[Anon]

Thanks for the response. I was concerned about opening and closing a connection to the mail server for each email, that it would overtax the server. I could set a 15 minute timeout, but I wanted to make sure I was doing it most efficiently. We have a dedicated server and it receives 20,000 unique people every day (home builder site)and sometimes it is extremely busy. Any other suggestions?

TNX.