Mostly, this just lets us start it up in a browser somewhere, put in our
message, hit 'send' and walk away without worrying about browser timeouts.
I'm sure there are other ways to do it, but we rarely send out large batches
of messages and this was an easy way to handle it.
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:58 AM
: To: CF-Talk
: Subject: RE: cfmail query= vs using cfloop
:
:
: How do you code the pause?
: And why is the "javascript online command" and "jump to another page"
: necessary?
: Is there not a way just to put a pause in the loop somewhere?
: Some kind of "wait" setup?
:
: Rick
:
:
: > -----Original Message-----
: > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:42 AM
: > To: CF-Talk
: > Subject: RE: cfmail query= vs using cfloop
: >
: >
: > In order to help cfmail not choke, we use a loop around a
: cfmail tag,
: > outputting only a small chunk of the recordset. Then we use
: > a javascript
: > onload command to jump to another page which does the next
: > bit after a short
: > pause. It's not terribly efficient from a time point of
: > view, but it works
: > for a couple of thousand people.
: >
: >
: > -- Ben Doom
: > Programmer & General Lackey
: > Moonbow Software, Inc
: >
: > : -----Original Message-----
: > : From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: > : Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:49 PM
: > : To: CF-Talk
: > : Subject: RE: cfmail query= vs using cfloop
: > :
: > :
: > : yeah, i know, but for a small mailing list, of women who sign up
: > : to a curves for women mailing list, like 1-200
: maybe...it shouldnt
: > : choke?
: > :
: > : tony
: > :
: > : -----Original Message-----
: > : From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: > : Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:46 PM
: > : To: CF-Talk
: > : Subject: Re: cfmail query= vs using cfloop
: > :
: > :
: > : My experience shows that there really is no noticeable
: > difference in the
: > : two. I typically use the cfmail tag with the query
: > attribute. Be careful
: > : though of using this for bulk emails. cfmail is not
: > designed for heavy
: > : duty
: > : email campaigns.
: > : ----- Original Message -----
: > : From: "Tony Weeg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: > : To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: > : Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:37 PM
: > : Subject: cfmail query= vs using cfloop
: > :
: > :
: > : > hello all.
: > : >
: > : > based on what you have seen in your trails what will
: > give you better
: > : > more reliable performance?
: > : >
: > : > <cfloop query="someQ">
: > : >
: > : > <cfmail to="">
: > : > </cfmail>
: > : >
: > : > </cfloop>
: > : >
: > : > or
: > : >
: > : > <cfmail query="someQ">
: > : > </cfmail>
: > : >
: > : > i guess basically, can i rely on looping through a record
: > : > set with the cfmail tag, and sending an email for every record?
: > : >
: > : > or would it be better to use the cfloop and have cfmail
: > tags inbetwixt
: > : > doing the mail logic?
: > : >
: > : > thanks
: > : >
: > : > ....tony
: > : >
: > : > tony weeg
: > : > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: > : > www.revolutionwebdesign.com
: > : > rEvOlUtIoN wEb DeSiGn
: > : > 410.334.6331
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
:
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