Bulk Mail Script in ASP

asimkhaliq · #1 (**permalink**) 11-09-2004, 06:58 AM

Hi guys

I am sending email newsletter to my clients about 6000 using ASP mail object. I am writng my own script. Now i have an issue which is script performance or speed. I tested that on 100 clients in a loop and it took abt 3 minutes. Is their any solution for this issue. Note my mail is dynamic caz iam using customer name and some info in my newsletter.

Thanks

Jerry · #2 (**permalink**) 11-10-2004, 05:17 PM

Sending 6,000 emails usins asp mail inside a loop is going to take a long while.

The problem you'll run into is that the mail object has to wait for the smtp server to send each mail that you send out. All the while you're probably running up server resources in the process.

I'm assuming that you're using asp and vbscript, if so, make sure that you're using reDim on all strings that are assigned dynamically.

Where possible don't assign a value to a variable inside of a loop. (If you don't change it in the loop, define it outside)

This might help speed it up a bit

modernsignal · #3 (**permalink**) 11-16-2004, 05:34 PM

Hi,

This might be of help, too.

http://serverobjects.com/products.htm - ASPQMail.

I would not attempt to send all 6000 at once. I would run a scheduled script every 5 minutes or so and send 200 msgs at a time. This will ensure that you don't overwhelm the mail server (but it takes a bit more planning).

HTH,
Adam