I use option 1, using a perl script to call a CF script that generates the
actual messages.
I'd be happy to share my additions to data.cfm (verifying the member, etc.),
as well as the simple processing scripts. The scripts run the 100+ mailing
lists at www.smokescreen.org.
Tac
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [iMS] list server
> When you create a list server it's best to accept the mail and then do the
> actual sending in a background process (scheduled). The process is
> something like:
>
> Option 1
>
> - mail is received for list
> - verify that sender is a list member, if not then send rejection mail
> - store mail and set up a db record for later processing
> - send notification to sender that the mail has been scheduled for
delivery
> - use inFusion Scheduler to send the mail
>
> You will need to loop over the cfx tag here if you need personal
> customization - otherwise, I would just use the query parameters in the
cfx
> tag.
>
> Option 2
>
> There is also another way to do this - using an SQL trigger instead of the
> scheduler. When you save the mail you also write a db record. The
> insertion of the record fires off an SQL stored procedure that uses the
> iMSMail COM object to send the mail.
>
> I currently set up a server that uses option 1 but I know of another
client
> that uses option 2. Personally, I think that option 2 is the way to go.
>
> HTH,
>
> Howie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guillermo Dewey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 9:30 PM
> Subject: [iMS] list server
>
>
> > Hi All
> >
> > I am finishing a list server but not sure if looping the cfx_imsmail
over
> > adding the query parameter on the same tag would really make a
difference
> > on performance and execution time. The app currently has a loop over a
> > query and feel very comfortable with it since it allows me to call and
do
> > many things that would be harder to do the other way.. the thing in
> > question here is performance.. I am sure the 2 way will get the same
> result ..
> >
> > any comments on this Howie or anybody?
> >
> >
> > regards
> >
> >
> >
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