Ryan, My suggestion is to use a blend of tools. CFML, IMO, will provide you with faster application turnaround but that doesn't mean that you should abandon tools that aren't built in it. Use what's best for the specific task at hand and don't rewrite something for the sake of doing it. If you have PHP code that already handles your mailings, just continue to use it.
Rey... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:49 AM Subject: Re: Bluedragon Server > Actually, I have another concern: mass mailing. > > We run a newsletter with over 3,000 subscribers. With PHP I sent out to this list on a daily basis using phpmailer class sending via smtp. Works great. > > I am afraid of using the cfmail tag for such mailings based on the fact that php's mail() function should NEVER be used to send out bulk mail. I may be way off base here though... maybe the cfmail tag is capable of handling thousands of addresses. > > But even if it is, Bluedragon itself is a concern for me here. I say this because on the Macromedia site, their feature matrix for CF notes that while CF Enterprise has "High-Performance Email Delivery", the Standard Server version does not. > > I am assuming that the Bluedragon Server is comparable to Coldfusion MX Standard, meaning that I am also assuming it does NOT feature "High-Performance Email Delivery." > > Am I wrong here too? > > >On Wednesday 03 Nov 2004 13:30 pm, Ryan Jones wrote: > >> Will Bluedragon Server really offer me everything PHP does? > > > >Yes. > >And more. > >Did you have something specific in mind ? > > > >> servers take up huge amounts of memory, and tend to crash often once the > >> traffic starts increasing. Are these stories true, or rumors? > > > >I expect a full J2EE app like CF will use more resources than PHP embeded in > >Apache's httpd. But if you are that close to your hardware limits, you have > >other problems :-) > > > >-- > >Tom Chiverton > >Advanced ColdFusion Programmer > >Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >BlueFinger Limited > >Underwood Business Park > >Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF > >Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 > >Fax: +44 (0)1749 834XXX > >web: www.bluefinger.com > >Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, > >BRISTOL. BS1 6EG > >*** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If > >you are not the intended recipient, > >please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy > >this communication if received > >in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as > >a written document is signed on > >behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the > >completeness or accuracy of > >this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:183265 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
