Hello, I would like your help/advice in promoting my URL. I am selling software that is for opt-in management, targeted e-mailing and lead generation. I would like more people to know about this Software. This software in my opinion is the best opt-in/targeted emailing manager and mailer package. I can send you a link to my URL, Where you can download and evaluate the software. Please see more info below. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. I look forward to your response. Kind Regards Julian ps I would put a link/banner on my site to your URL if you could add me on your site. Fast Responsible Efficient Targeted Enterprise Level Contact Management Suite A crisp, sharp, easy-to-use interface allows you to get to work immediately. All of the tools contained within this marketing suite are unmatched in speed by any other available software. This opt in software is truly a remarkable product suite that will not only reliably manage your existing client base but will also fully automate the process of its growth. It is NOT a SPAM tool and should never be utilized as such. Does the drudge work - you do the marketing. Access to an Internet connection is all you need to unleash it's full suite of capabilities. All the required tools are included in this one package - there is no need to purchase separate software for separate functions. Once the software has been set up, the process is completely automated, allowing you to use other computer resources while it does the work. The full version comes with one year of FREE upgrades. Whatever your business, you can benefit A complete marketing package, it comes with all the tools that you will ever need in order to successfully maintain and grow your current opt-in client base. Listed below are the features which we feel will be of most interest to you. Overall Support for up to 256 ports - all of the program entities can now simultaneously scream out across 256 ports. True Client/Server capable - 100% ODBC compliant, 100% C++ code, 100% multi-user capable, 100% capable of integrating within your already existing RDB environment whether it be Sybase, Oracle, Microsoft., etc. Feed and Mail Concurrently - Now you can have an unlimited amount of concurrent List Programs running simultaneously all performing different tasks, even on the same entities if you wish. POP3 Rule Sets - create an unlimited amount of auto responders, e-mail redirects, and kill file addition rules. Unlimited external SMTP support - in addition to the "Act as Mail Server" mode you may now stream concurrently & evenly to an unlimited amount of SMTP Servers Subject Rotation - support for an unlimited amount of subject rotations, make your e-mail's more interesting, measure which subject gain the greatest interest. Reply To Rotation - support for an unlimited amount of Reply to rotations. When used in unison with the subject rotations these feature makes it even easier to track the success of which subjects pull the best. Enhanced user mode extraction - now not only extract persons e-mail address but now you can fully and dynamically personalize your outgoing mail even more. Global Inclusion/Exclusion Support - You may set-up your entity rules both in an inclusion & exclusion format. List Management Utilities - such as external file split, and external file purge. Lightning quick Mailings - superior mailing technology gets your message out faster Create your own Mail Server - use the resources that you have paid for. Now you don't have to pass the workload over to your ISP mail server. Keeps all your lists in an organized fashion - each list is kept as its own independent entity, let internally cross related to others. Importing, exporting deleting of any list is just a simple mouse click away. Wizards throughout to ease you through the major processes Import files from a variety of sources using tab delimited format, or import files saved using format (.lsp) which includes a variety of extended information such as time e-mail was added, the method that was used to obtain the e-mail and so forth, and all the associated dynamic data. Simple and effortless storage and handling of data - store an unlimited numbers of lists, e-mail templates and mailings, undeliverable, kill files entries, POP3 rule sets etc., limited only by your hard drive space Global Kill File - Automatically removes the e-mail's of those who have expressed the wish not to receive mailings from any list you create Global Seed File - Automatically ensures that all entries that contain the seed file are included in every outgoing list Global Exclusion Wild cards - Ensures that both URL and e-mail patterns are excluded from lists Scan POP3 for applicable POP3 Rule Sets - if they don't want to hear from you again, they won't, if they want more information they will automatically receive it, if it an undeliverable it will go to the undeliverable file, if you want it forwarded to another e-mail account it will be forwarded, if you wish to revalidate it will be revalidated. Create an unlimited amount of rule sets to process, create an unlimited amount of possibilities.. Lists Complete control of every facet of the list creation process, ensuring that your lists are targeted, unique and effective Multiple list storage Import from external files. Perform merge/purges easily E-mail extraction using Automation with IE4.0 and above URL extraction using Automation with IE4.0 and above E-mail & URL exclusions through modifiable tables List level and global e-mail uniqueness assurance Supports clipboard pasting, great for pasting e-mail's into your favorite external programs. Exporting of e-mail's within list to external file. Inclusion of seeds Exclusion of kill file Exclusion using URL and e-mail exclusion wild cards E-mail Templates Multiple E-mail Template storage Paste directly from MS Word or your favorite application to the clipboard Inclusion of globally saved header and trailer text information. Simple macro substitution allows you to easily personalize your outgoing message! Full support of HTML and its extensions i.e., javascript, java applets, embedded graphics, etc. Full support for external file attachments Mailing Supports an unlimited amount SMTP servers each with a definable batch size parameter. Able to act as its own mail server, therefore not harnessing upon your ISP mail server resources Places any undeliverable e-mail addresses into your Kill File, excluding them from future lists created. Ability to perform mailings in sections, as it remembers where it last left off and gives you the option to continue from there New superior technology will temporary suspend any listed SMTP server streaming in the event that it becomes sluggish, and or inactive. Kill File Entries Supports an unlimited amount of entries only to be limited by your available hard disk space. Once kill file entries have been added it automatically ensures that no one listed will ever hear from you again. you can also use the kill file to effectively purge external lists. Undeliverable File Entries Supports an unlimited amount of entries only to be limited by your available hard disk space. Once these entries have been added it automatically ensures that no matching entries will ever be added to any of your lists. you can also use the undeliverable file to effectively purge external lists. Seeds Supports an unlimited amount of entries only to be limited by your available hard disk space. Once these entries have been added it automatically ensures that all out going lists will incorporate all of the seed entries. Global Exclusions Supports an unlimited amount of entries only to be limited by your available hard disk space. Once these entries have been added it automatically ensures that all entries within one or all lists will strictly adhere to the exclusions which you have set up. Global Inclusions Supports an unlimited amount of entries only to be limited by your available hard disk space. Once these entries have been added it automatically ensures that all entries within one or all lists will strictly adhere to the inclusions which you have set up. POP3 Rule Sets Supports an unlimited amount of entries only to be limited by your available hard disk space. each on these entries will be processed up against each e-mail within your POP3 inbox. When a match is found the appropriate action ( as listed within your rule set ) will be taken and then the message will be automatically removed from your inbox. Program = L The Complete Package for All of Your Marketing Needs Table of Contents WHAT IS L FEATURES OVERALL LISTS EMAIL TEMPLATES MAILING POP3 RULE SETS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS THE MAIN SCREEN TOOLBAR BUTTONS PULL DOWN MENUS MODIFICATIONS PROCEDURES CONFIGURATION VIEW HELP UTILITIES L ENTITIES GLOBAL CONFIGURATIONS: LAYING THE FOUNDATION Setting your Mail & DNS Configurations Setting-up your Global Email Templates Headers and Trailers LISTS Setting-up your Default POP3 Rule Set LISTS Creating A List Modifying an Existing List EMAIL TEMPLATES Creating an Email Template MACRO LANGUAGE Modifying an Existing Email Template MAILINGS Creating A Mailing Modifying and Initiating a Mailing POP3 RULE SETS Creating A POP# Rule Set UNDELIVERABLES MASTER KILL FILE MASTER SEED FILE GLOBAL EXCLUSIONS Global Exclusions Syntax WILD CARD MATCHES TESTING YOUR CONFIGURATION: A SHORT WALK THROUGH CREATE A NEW EMAIL LIST CREATE AN EMAIL TEMPLATE CREATE A NEW MAILING PROCESS POP3 RULE SETS What is L? It is a dynamic list creation tool that generates precisely targeted email lists. With this you have simple and free access to the tens of millions of email addresses available on the World Wide Web. It allows you to market your products or services to a carefully selected Internet audience. You specify how you want it to conduct your search, the criteria to look for and what it should exclude; it then retrieves the emails from the Web pages that match your criteria. This software gives you the freedom of no longer having to purchase direct i-mail lists from outside sources or having to forward annoying spam mailings to get your message out. Access to an Internet connection is all you need to unleash its full suite of capabilities. All the searching and mailing functions are included in this one package - there is no need to purchase separate software for separate functions. Once it has been set up, the process is completely automated, allowing you to use other computer resources while it does the work. Features Overall � Complete marketing package - it's not necessary to purchase any other software � Access to millions of fresh email addresses, all of them free and most of them unavailable from commercial mailing lists � Ability to export lists for possible resale - instead of wasting all that money purchasing mailing lists, sell a few of your own! � Wizards integrated throughout to ease you through the major processes � Import files from a variety of sources using tab delimited format, or import files saved using format which includes a variety of extended information such as time email was collected, the URL the email was found on, the method that was used to obtain the email and so forth. � Simple and effortless storage and handling of data - store unlimited numbers of lists, email templates and mailings, limited only by your hard drive space � Global Kill File - Automatically removes the emails of those who have expressed the wish not to receive mailings from any list you create � Global Seed File - Automatically ensures that all entries included the seed file are included in every outgoing list � Global Exclusion Wild cards - Ensures that both URL and email patterns are excluded from lists � Scan for removes from your current POP3 account - if they don't want to hear from you again, they won't � Full support for email relaying and auto responders. � Ability to open an unlimited amount of program copies on the same machine and have multiple copies feeding and mailing from the same lists simultaneously. � Support for an unlimited amount of external SMTP servers. Lists � Complete control of every facet of the list creation process, ensuring that your lists are targeted, unique and effective � Multiple list storage � Import from external files. � Perform merge/purges easily � Clean your lists - multiple options to eliminate unwanted emails � Email extraction using Automation with IE4.0 and above � Email extraction from direct search engine queries (using Yahoo, Lycos, HotBot or any other search engine) � Email extraction with embedded webspider, able to descend multilevels � URL extraction using Automation with IE4.0 and above � Email & URL exclusions through modifiable tables � List level and global email uniqueness assurance � Never visits the same link twice � Extraction of additional information through registration lookups (such as Name or Telephone). � Saves URL addresses from which email extraction took place (great for quality assurance and embedding into outgoing emails) � Supports clipboard pasting, great for pasting emails into your favorite external programs. � Exporting of emails gathered to external file. � Inclusion of seeds � Exclusion of kill file � Exclusion using URL and email exclusion wildcards � *Inclusion of email using inclusion wildcards � *Ability to attach to existing lists, thereby allowing different running copies of l to feed the same list. � *When in user mode l will also save the email recipients first & surname to the list. Email Templates � Multiple Email Template storage � Paste directly from MS Word or your favorite application to the clipboard � Inclusion of globally saved header and trailer text information. � Simple macro substitution (i.e. URL that email was extracted from) � *Support for macro substitution within the subject field. � *Support for an unlimited amount of Subject rotations. � *Support for an unlimited amount of Reply to addresses. � Mailing � Supports SMTP through user definable batch size parameter. � Able to act as its own mail server, therefore makes your ISP less easy to track � Places any undeliverable email addresses into your Kill File, excluding them from future lists created. � Master Kill File Import - Import your kill files from another l user or from other sources. � Ability to perform mailings in sections, as it remembers where it last left off and gives you the option to continue from there � *Ability to have several open active mailings trickling on an open list that is also being fed by a variety of sources simultaneously. � *Option now to presort mail by domain prior to mailing POP3 Rule Sets � Ability to setup a "Catch All" rule set as well as create an unlimited amount of additional rule sets. � A rule set may reroute incoming mail to another email address � A rule set may be used to add the recipient to the kill file � A rule set may be used as an auto responder to send information back to a recipient based upon the contents of the recipients response. Hardware and software requirements � Operating systems: Windows 95 or better (will not run in DOS) � 8 Mb RAM � l requires approximately 4 Mb of hard disk space. Additional space will be needed on your hard drive for the storage of the lists you create. � Recommended: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or better (required if you wish to use the Automation feature). The Main Screen The Main Screen. Toolbar Buttons The Toolbar Buttons can initially (the Toolbar is dockable) be found along the upper left-hand side of the Main Screen: Create a new list of email addresses. This button will launch the List Creation Wizard, which will allow you to quickly generate precisely targeted lists. Create a new email template. This will begin the Email Template Wizard, which will let you compose what you want to say to the waiting masses. Create a new mailing. Clicking this button will launch the Mailing Creation Wizard, sending your message across the Internet to those you've carefully selected. Create a new POP3 Rule set. Clicking this button will launch the POP3 Rule Set Creation Wizard, which will allow you to easily create forwarders, auto responders and kill file rules. Modify the selected item. You can use this to immediately adjust the settings of any selected item. Scan your POP3 account and apply pop3 rule sets. Clicking on this button will connect you to your server, scan your account for any emails matching your pop3 rule sets. Modify global configurations. Click this and you can adjust the SMTP Server Configuration (use the same settings you do for your mail server) or the Global Email Template Headers (to select your favorite header and trailer text). Exit program. Minimize window. Perform and display l database entity record counts. About L Pull-Down Menus The Pull-Down Menus can be found along the top of the Main Screen. Click with your mouse cursor over one of the menu headings to access that menu; left click again over the option in that menu you wish to launch. Creation Wizards This menu will access L three main processes: 1. Create a new list of email addresses: This will initiate the List Creation Wizard. 2. Create a new email template: Starts the Email Template Wizard. 3. Create a new mailing: Clicking over this will initiate the Mailing Creation Wizard. Modifications This will allow you to modify the parameters of the currently selected item. Procedures Process POP3 Kill File: 1. This will process your POP3 account, using the parameters you have specified within the Global Configuration settings. 2. It will scan for and then remove any emails that contain the word 'remove' in the subject line. 3. The removed emails will then be sent to your Kill File. Import Master Kill File Data: 1. You will be able to import Kill Files from other L users using the .L format, which will include information on the date the emails were collected, the URLs the emails were found on, the way the email was found (website, user or automation) and other data. 2. It is also possible to import files from a variety of other sources using the delimited file format (.txt or .sdf). Export Master Kill File Data: 3. You will be able to export Kill Files to other L users using the L format, which will include information on the date the emails were collected, the URLs the emails were found on, the way the email was found (website, user or automation) and other data. 4. It is also possible to export files to a variety of other sources using the delimited file format (.txt or .sdf). Purge Master Kill File Data: Selecting this option will purge/delete all master kill file entries globally. Purge Undeliverable File Data: Selecting this option will purge/delete all undeliverable file entries globally. Backup Database: Selecting this option will initiate the L database backup procedures. All newly backed L entities will be placed into a directory called backups located just beneath the data directory of where you had installed L. If you accepted the L installation defaults then your backups would be located within "c:\Program Files\DolfWare\L\Data\Backups". Restore Database: Selecting this option will initiate the L database restore procedures. The L program state and files contents will be restored to the state they were at the time that you performed a "Backup Database". Clean/Finalize Lists: 1. Apply Global Exclusions: Removes emails from your list that match any of the wildcards selected within the Global Exclusions file. 2. Purge Master Kill File Entries: Processes the Kill File - basically, this compares the email addresses on your email lists to those on your Kill File, removing any emails on your list that are included in the Kill File. 3. Append Seed File Entries: Adds entries from the Seed File to the list. 4. Eliminate multi-emails per URL: Selecting this if you only want one email per URL on your list. If selected, L will purge the excess emails intelligently - for example, it will keep an email like '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' over '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. Check Database Integrity: Assures that your files are properly formatted. *Backup Database: Initiates database backup procedures. Performing this regularly will insure that if something happens you will not lose all your hard work within L. *Restore Database: Initiating this procedure will bring your L databases to the exact state that they were when you last performed a database backup. *Display Database Counts: Selecting this option will cause L to go out a count (tally up) all entity areas. Once completed it will present you with listing of record counts. Configuration � Modify global configuration: This will open the Global Configuration Settings dialogue box. Clicking on the SMTP Server Configuration tab will let you select your email preferences (use the same settings as your current email program); clicking on the Global Email Template Headers tab will allow you to change your default header and trailer text, which may then be included in your templates. View � Toolbar: Checking this (the default setting) will display the Toolbar Buttons at the left-hand side of the screen. � Status Bar: When this is checked (the default setting) the Status Bar will be displayed along the bottom of the screen. The Status Bar will display messages that will tell you the current progress of whatever task you've set L to do. Help � Tip of the day: These cunning tricks will save you time and effort. These tips are also viewed, by default, when you begin L. � Upgrades: If you have an open Internet connection and IE 4.0 or better, and are a Registered User, this will take you to our Web site, where you can download the upgrades that will keep L on the cutting edge of Marketing Technology (we sure are modest_). � Product Support: If you have any problems that are not addressed by the User Guide, or wish to report possible bugs, this will take you to the relevant section of our Web site. � Help: This will launch Online Help for L - essentially, this consists of the latest edition of this User's Guide, available at our Web site. Exit � Exit, not too surprisingly, will end your session with L Tabs The Tabs can be found near the bottom of the screen, just above the Status Bar. All of the Tabs use a common interface. The Tabs allow you to access and modify the various files you use with L. If you have ever used a database or spreadsheet, then most likely the tabular format and information fields will look familiar to you. All of the Tab displays support these common features: � Columns and rows are resizeable. The information displayed when you select one of the Tabs is in columns and rows, with the columns going from top to bottom, and the rows extending from left to right. You can adjust columns by clicking on the right or left edges, then holding down the mouse button and dragging to where you want to reposition it. The height of rows can be adjusted by clicking on the top or bottom edge of the row, then dragging - this will affect the height of all the rows under that Tab. � Columns are dragable. You can modify the order in which the columns appear. � You can scroll through lists. If you have many lists, you can scroll down through them by clicking on the Scrollbar, located on the right side of the screen. � Columns and rows are selectable. Double clicking in a field will select that field. Once a field is selected, you can modify it either by clicking on the modify the selected item Toolbar Button or by selecting modify current selected item under Modifications on the Pull-Down Menu. � You can use the clipboard. Right-clicking on an item, or hitting Control C on the keyboard when an item is selected, will call up a dialogue box, which will allow you to Cut, Copy or Paste the record to the Clipboard. You can also Delete the selected record or call up our online Help file. � You can select more than one item at a time. Click on a field then, holding down the mouse button, drag the cursor over the other lists you want to select, then release the mouse button. Selected lists will have white text with a black background. Another way to select multiple lists is to hold down the Control and 'C' keys simultaneously and click the mouse cursor over the lists you want to add. Note that this last method does not require the lists to be next to each other. Utilities � Split Files: This will open a window with in which you will be able to split existing txt and L formatted files into multiple files containing a user specifiable record count. � Purge External file: Selecting this option will allow you to purge extern Responsible Use of Bulk Email is Virtually Endless � An inbound tourism operator can appraise travel agents of windows of opportunity and new tourism packages for their price conscious customers. � A doctor can inform patients of new medical developments. For example, the doctor can send a message to all of his patients who suffer from migraine headaches to inform them of a prescription drug which is now available over the counter. � An insurance agent sends messages to his clients in a particular geographic location informing them of their status in cases of natural disaster, such as floods or earthquakes. � An accounting manager can send monthly statements to customers. If payment is late, the statement reminds the customer of the terms of payments and states the number of days by which the account is overdue. � A real estate agent informs clients of new offerings and open houses, based on the criteria and price range of each customer. � Peak Bodies, Associations and Guilds can use bulk email to keep members up to date on current issues. Bulk email Intervention makes it easy to get information out quickly; call for votes and gazette the results. Also, the PR representative can track who received each message and when. � A Dentist can send out email messages informing patients of their upcoming appointments, and reminding other patients that it is time to schedule another cleaning. � The publisher of a newsletter can inform customers when subscriptions are up for renewal. Each month a different group of subscribers receives the notices. � A graphic design agency can inform customers of an address change and the addition of a new partner to the firm. � A local copy shop can inform customers when new equipment is added, expanding the range of services available. Messages to preferred customers include special discount offers. � A software developer can send out advance upgrade notices to customers. Each message includes the cost to upgrade based upon the customer's current version and number of registered copies. � An advertising sales representative can inform advertisers of rate changes, and upcoming editorial coverage. � A local restaurant owner can inform customers of weekly lunch specials. � A town administrator can inform residents of upcoming recreational events, changes in parking regulations and new office hours. � A florist can send quarterly newsletters to customers regarding plant nutrition and lawn care. Business accounts are informed of new payments terms. � A software quality assurance manager can send out updates to beta users. Certain users receive special installation instructions based upon their hardware. � A community theater director can announce show schedules and ticket availability. Family members of the cast receive advance notices in order to reserve seating. � A little league baseball coach can inform players and parents of practice and game schedules. � A school nurse can inform parents about when and where they can get flu shots for their children. Parents are also informed if a child does not pass the yearly eye exam. Companies viewpoints/success with direct mail. "America Online's own product pitches, made to customers as they sign on, are phenomenally successful. They are the profit driver for the company." *Greg Shove, V.P. of America Online "A gold mine for those who can take advantage of bulk email programs." *The New York Times "Email is an incredible lead generation tool." *Crains Magazine "Apart from creating a web page for your company, there's another method of online advertising that has powerful potential. I'm speaking of bulk email, a method of targeting appropriate online readers by the thousands or even millions. And with a simple click of the mouse, you can send them your marketing letter instantly." *Entrepreneur Magazine "Blows traditional marketing away." *Advertising Age "It's truly arrived. Email is the killer app so far in the online world." _______________________________________________ Bug-guile mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-guile
