Go to SiteHost. Get a VPS just as good for about $30/month. --------------------------------------------------- Keri Henare
[e] [email protected] [m] 021 874 552 [w] www.kerihenare.com On 15/04/2009, at 7:43 PM, Jochen Daum wrote: > > I didn't check their website. This is what I received: > > > > "Just letting you know we have launched a new “Micro” Virtual Server. > This gives you a server hosting environment, with managed backups and > 99.99% uptime for less than $100 per month. > > > > Perfect for those project sites that need a server, but don’t have a > server budget! > > > > Micro VS > > > > 1.5Ghz > > 256MB RAM > > 5GB SAN > > Your choice of Linux distro > > > > $89 +GST /month > > > > More info on Virtual Servers: > > http://servers.webdrive.co.nz/virtualservers.php > > > > If you have any questions or would like to order a server please give > me a call on 09 477 2653. > > > > Best Regards, > Robin Dickie > > Web Drive Limited" > > > Kind Regards, > > Jochen Daum > > Chief Automation Officer > Automatem Ltd > > Phone: 09 630 3425 > Mobile: 021 567 853 > Email: [email protected] > Skype: jochendaum > Website: www.automatem.co.nz > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aaron Cooper <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:09 PM > Subject: [phpug] Re: Sending Bulk Email Options > To: [email protected] > > > >> Example from a marketing email I got from Webdrive today: Virtual >> server $89 per month, Auth smtp install: $100 one off (my own >> experience with them). > > I'd be interested to know where to find that deal. The cheapest I > see on > their site starts at $180 per month. > > Aaron > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jochen Daum" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:48 PM > Subject: [phpug] Re: Sending Bulk Email Options > > > > Hi Steve, > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Super Steve <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I've got a client with a 25,000 record database of contacts that they >> want to send emails to on a regular basis. All legit (i.e. not spam) >> and opted in and we offer an opt-out link on all messages. >> >> I've got a small contacts system that I wrote that handles all the >> maintaining of contacts and sending of emails, but so far I've only >> used it for clients that have a few thousand contacts. >> >> I loaded the 25,000 contacts into the database and sent out the first >> email, but the company that hosts the site rang me to complain about >> the size of the mailout and that it had slowed down their mail >> server. Even though I had tried to ease the load on the servers by >> sending 100 emails at a time and then pausing for a minute before >> sending the next 100, the large number of emails (and bounce backs >> from bad addresses) had caused them some problems. >> >> The hosting company suggested that if I want to send such large >> numbers of emails that I should get my own mail server or use a >> third- >> party. Fair enough, they are afterall a web hosting company and not >> an email provider. >> >> So now I'm looking at other options. I've found the likes of >> mailchimp.com and campaignmonitor.com, and while they appear to be >> cheap at 1 cent per email they start to get a bit expensive when >> you're talking about 25,000 emails (and remember that pricing is in >> US >> $). >> >> What's involved in running my own mail server? I'm a small time >> developer that works from home and I only have a humble Vodafone >> broadband connection. I assume that running my own mail server would >> obviously use my own data allowance, and may indeed be against my >> ISP's terms and conditions. >> >> Are there any other options open to me? I could afford maybe $100 per >> mailing of 25,000. > > > > Just get a VPOS or virtual server set up and authenticated SMTP > setup on it. > > > Example from a marketing email I got from Webdrive today: Virtual > server $89 per month, Auth smtp install: $100 one off (my own > experience with them). > > > HTH, Jochen > > >>> >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- Keri Henare [e] [email protected] [m] 021 874 552 [w] www.kerihenare.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
