Hi Robert how are ya? We are currently sending off a similar amount of emails and we used to have the EXACT problem you desribe. However I managed to come up with a solution.
The problem with running straught batches like that is that CF/SMTP Mail service doesn't know or care whether the previous batches have been completed. So what it sounds like you have happening is that the previous batches are not yet finished running and the later batches just come in without anything stopping them. The solution was to set server varibles ( an array of 3 items or however many simultanious batches you can have runnung ) that set a flag up when a batch was running and close the flag when it was finished. Example server.mailitems[1] = 'active' and set to 'inactive' when that process of batch is finished. When the next batches starts and if it sees that all array items are all 'active' with no 'inactive' spots then it will reschedule itself and the remaining batches. This way you do not have the batches running on top of each other and consuming memory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220000 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
