Paul, > What are the chances I may become listed as a spammer if I send out > 2,500 emails at a time?
Is the client using double opt-in to generate his list? If not, he probably *is* a spammer--so it wouldn't be wrong to blacklist you for aiding him. If he's legit, you're legit. It's not the size of the list (though the more people you spam, the more will complain)--it's the size of the man generating the list. > 2. How do I manage a list this large? I imagine the first time we post we will get > hundreds of undeliverables, return spam, unsubscribes and the like. Any > suggestions are appreciated? Funny, James Ogle just asked the same question a few minutes ago. See my and Len Conrad's response to his post for more. > 3. I feel awkward asking this, supplying email services is not my > primary business, but what recommendations do you have for what I > might charge for a list this large? And when it grows to 10,000 > users? You should charge by bandwidth used, not by number of users. If he's sending short text e-mails with no multipart junk (somehow doubtful), this might be no big deal. If he's sending oversize HTML with embedded GIFs, the toll on your server and pipes could be 20x+ that of plain text. Likewise, if he sends once a month vs. once a week...you do the math! Troll around on the web for mailing list services and give some a call--that'll give you a high-end mark. Sandy Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
