At 2:06 PM -0700 7/22/02, Thomas Tempelmann wrote: >Yes, I know why this is the case. Still, adding such a feature even >to a cheap list server, where the server does sent each mail individually >instead of sending them in a bulk, is just a few more lines to program. > >There is, for instance, MaxBulkMailer, a tool that did not have this >feature originally. When I asked the author to include it, it was for >him a deal of an hour or so to implement it. (I am a pro developer >myself, so I know this stuff).
I'm not a developer, but just a heavy user, so I can't agree or not whether it's "just a few more lines" of code. >And what do I care if it makes it slow? I run a small community here, >and performance is of little concern. Again: This is my decision to make, >not the software's. If you delivered 50,000 to 100,000 e-mails a day with SIMS/Macjordomo, as I do, you'd care very much if it makes it slow! Message turn-around time is fairly critical for most of the discussion lists I host, and a slow list server or mail server would put me out of business. >I've now sent a mail to the author. Perhaps he's allowing me to "fix" >this :-) It's not a "fix," as you suggest, but a feature request. I agree it would be nice to have that option for a few of my lists, but for most it would likely slow down my server to the point of making it impractical. Good luck asking the author to add that feature -- he's been asked many times before and declined so far (plus I believe he's currently on vacation in Italy and Corsica until the end of July). Remember, you're talking about freeware. Since you're a professional developer, I see an opening for you! If you could develop a fast, full-featured list server that was very inexpensive, I'd bet you'd have a ready market for it! Maybe even if it wasn't very inexpensive ... there aren't a lot of options on the Mac platform, and I'm sure there's room for more. Bob ====================================================================== Bob Bergey -- 215-527-1048 -- Perkasie, PA <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Internet Services for the Printing Industry <http://www.printweb.org/> Web Hosting & E-Mail Services: BERGEY.NET <http://www.bergey.net/> ====================================================================== ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
