On Oct 15, 2:26 pm, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 8:56 AM -0700 10/15/2008, Bill Spencer wrote:
>
> >All of a sudden, a distribution list of about 100 addresses won't go
> >through Mail & Comcast. The message is something about cannot
> >deliver to... and includes about a dozen addresses. But if I split
> >it up into 3 smaller lists, they each go fine. Comcast tells me
> >there is no limit on the size of distribution lists, so I guess I
> >can't blame them this time. What might be going on?
>
> No limit? Who exactly told you that? That doesn't even make sense
> to me -- all ISPs limit their SMTP servers in some way. It's their
> front-line method of restricting outgoing spam (intentional or
> zombie).
A Comcast rep on the phone told me that a couple of months back. Then
again, I just finished an online chat with Comcast about this, and she
told me that yes, it was likely the system was flagging this as spam,
so ultimately the thing to do is just send it three times.
>
> AFAIK, Comcast *does* limit SMTP operations. The last time I checked
> (about a year ago), the limits were:
>
> 3 smtp server connections per minute.
> 20 messages sent max per smtp server connection.
> 100 total recipients per email - including to:, cc:, bcc:
> Send stops after 20 bad addresses.
>
I never got this kind of detail from them...
> Since then, the spamming problem has gotten worse, so if anything, I
> would expect they've tightened that up more...
>
> If you're going to be sending mass mailings like that out often, it
> might be better to create a private Yahoo or Google Group, or ...
I will look into the question of a group but the vast majority of
recipients are in their 70s and 80s so I don't know whether that would
be too confusing for them.
>
> FWIW,
> - Dan.
> --
> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth
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