Book on creating PHP mailing list tool?

[Anon]

I want to create a heavy duty mailing list tool with PHP that I can use instead of a listserver (i.e. one that doesn't time out, crash the server and can handle upwards of 100k subscribers).

Are there any books or specific articles that deal with this?

[[deleted]]

What's wrong with "listserv"?
Does it get heavierduty than listserv or majordomo?

Why do so many people want to re-invent wheels? 🙂

[Anon]

Because you can add your own custom features that the "wheels" don't have.

And you don't have to pay.

[[deleted]]

Well listserv may cost money, but I doubt you can think of a function that you need that it doesn't have. ;-)

[Anon]

I have plenty of ideas which listservers don't have... marketable ideas ;-)

So, anyone know of any such books or tutorials or not?

[Anon]

I am after the same type of code, I already have created a mailing list manager with 2500 subscribers but now find myself with a potential of at least 50,000 more subscribers with multiple lists .....

My current manager works using a cron job with a command of:

wget http://www.DOMAIN.com/script.php

and uses the header tag to refresh to avoid script timeouts ....

I cannot use a manager like listserv as I need to completely re-write so it looks in uniform with my other sites/software ..

Basically i need the method or advanced send algorithm that is used, not the pretty forms and list management functions, I have them already ...

Scott.