[Gllug] OT - Email Hosting Specialist / Bulk-Mail Issue

[Jason Clifford]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Harry Mantheakis wrote:

> A young London start-up company has hit the buffers with their
> bulk-mailing requirements.
> 
> They routinely send batches of 750 odd emails, sometimes 10-20 times a day.
> 
> Their current ISP has started complaining, and has threatened to cut them
> off, but offers no practical solution other than to suggest that only ten
> emails a minute should be sent (!)
> 
> What is the 'proper way' to solve this problem?
> 
> The company has approached me to develop an application, and now they think
> I know everything about IT and computers!
> 
> I've never had to think about bulk-mailing issues :-/

What kind of mailings? Are they product/service ads or other?

Are they emails sent to a list of customers/clients who have specifically 
opted in?

750 recipients is not that many. Do they intend to increase it much?

What sort of business are they in?

Jason
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