There are several reasons why CFMail has limits:
1 - It is a low priority polled function. i.e. the CF Server checks the
spool periodically and I think the checking period is longer than a few
seconds
2 - The CF Server does not utilize a high number of simultaneous
connectionst to the mail server
3 - The CF Server makes one connection to the mail server per recipient
4 - The mail has to be sent twice. Once from the CF Server to the mail
server and then by the mail server to the ultimate destination.
When we want to send out tons of mail we use iMS (please - flame me off-list
if this seems like gratuitous advertising). There are several advantages:
1 - High priority polling for new mail (run by a separate server thread)
2 - Can have up to 255 simultaneous threads
3 - Recipients in the same domain receiving the same mail utilize a single
thread/session
4 - The iMS server does not need an external mail server for mail sending -
it sends mail directly to the ultimate destination
5 - The iMS server has built-in MX caching
You can have just the iMS POST Server (the server that sends mail) and use
the cfx_imsmail tag to pump mail into the server. The tag supports plain
text, multiple attachments, html text, RFC822 attachments, etc. You can
also specify a priority level for sending the mail (0 through 9) so that
important mail is sent first and bulk mail is a lower priority. The latest
version also supports embedded tokens in the mail so that you could write
one e-mail and have the recipients each receive a customized version with
their names or other personalized information filled in by the server.
Regards,
Howie Hamlin
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From: Chris Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 9:07 AM
Subject: Speed of CFMAIL
> Has anybody done any speed tests to determine how many emails CFMAIL can
> send in an hour?
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