> why is a mlm better than using outlook address books? Outlook:
- Must Bcc: all recipients, and many mail servers truncate such headers - Must attempt to send to all recipients during a single SMTP session, not only wasting bandwidth and MHz but also possibly going over the per-session max recipients, or must be manually broken down into subsets - MTA will try to deliver using global thread settings, often meaning serializing recipient list - No bounce management MLM: - Faster sending due to dedicated list storage - No wasted bandwidth between MUA and MTA - No non-RFC header junk - Human-readable To: address - MTA will deliver to subsections of the list in parallel - Bounce management available > imail list server performance, and resource management enhanced by > the use of the list server? Imail's list server will only help you if you have a Declude product (www.declude.com) installed, as Scott has fixed an Imail queue processing issue which would otherwise have undone all of the possible advantages. Still...see below for the deal-killer for your business needs. > The reason I ask, is I have someone who sends out 6000+ emails once > or twice a week using outlook add book I guess You should find out what is really being used--it could be a standalone mail blaster and could be much more efficient that Outlook, thus harder to get the user off for perf reasons. > and won't convert to a list Probably because s/he fears losing control of list membership. You will have to make sure this person can fully administer, in real-time, the list, or it will be a hard sell. Imail does allow lists to be managed over the web, but still...see below. > I want to move to ecartis so bounces unsub unknown users - as I > don't think Imail can do that - correct me if I'm wrong Why Imail won't cut it: you're not wrong! -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/
