Mass Emaling in ASP

ccc_storage · August 25th, 2004, 03:01 AM

Hi,
I have 1000's registred user and i would like to contact them with personal email( like ... Dear xyz) ,

Is there any way in asp to use mass emailing.

i got one software in .Net aspNetEmail but it's not for simple asp.

Please ans me if you have any idea.

~Thanks

mega · August 25th, 2004, 09:34 AM

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quote:Is there any way in asp to use mass emailing.

Yep, tons!
How you want to do it depends on which email object/component you want to use.
CDONT is a build in object in ASP that let you send email by IIS SMTP.
What it all come down to is loops. You got your email body and just loop through your names in the db and insert them appropriately and use some kind of method like:

Code:

objEmail.To = strEmailAddress 'this variable is from the db as well
objEmail.Send

That's really it. Your ISP probably got some kind of third-party email component installed that you can use, even simpler than CDONT.

- mega

gokul_blr · August 25th, 2004, 11:41 PM

Hi Mega,

Thank you for info, Can you give me a link / more informaiton about the sample code, etc.,

harpua · August 26th, 2004, 09:51 AM

I have used this one located at http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/012400-1.shtml
But let me warn you it times out on me after about 500 emails so you may need to do some testing first.

mega · August 26th, 2004, 11:26 AM

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Code:

   While Not objRec.EOF
        'create a new cdo object
        Set objCDOMail = Server.CreateObject("CDONTS.NewMail") '?!??!??
        'set its properties
        objCDOMail.From = strFrom
        objCDOMail.To = objRec("EMail")
        objCDOMail.Subject = strSubject
        objCDOMail.Body = strBody
        'send the mail
        objCDOMail.Send
        'set the object = nothing
        Set objCDOMail = Nothing
        'confirm to the user that the mail has been sent
        Response.Write "Message sent to " & objRec("EMail") & "!<br>"
        'go to the next record
        objRec.MoveNext
    WEND
    'notify the user that the broadcast has completed
    Response.Write("<h1>Broadcast Comlete</h1>")
%>

Why the f*** does he create the object every time he got a record?!?

Don't create an object in a loop, but outside.

- mega

harpua · August 26th, 2004, 12:54 PM

Sorry to have angered you so much, seesh. I was just trying to point them to something that I came across that could maybe help or at least give them a good starting point.

mega · August 26th, 2004, 01:07 PM

I'm not mad, just got a tendency to use strong words. Try creating the object outside the loop and see what happens, if you mail more than 500 mails.

- mega

happygv · September 3rd, 2004, 05:45 PM

Very odd to see 4guysfromrolla website having such code on their site.

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Imar · September 4th, 2004, 06:39 AM

Well, given the fact that the article was written 4 1/2 years ago, I think we should give them some credit ;)

I am sure that back then the author(s) didn't know what they know now, and I don't think it's an easy task reviewing / updating the massive amount of articles on 4Guys....

Cheers,

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happygv · September 4th, 2004, 01:06 PM

Yes, you are right Imar. I always have high regards for 4guys..., having done a marvellous job so far. But still these are very rare and bound to happen. We can always let them know of such things when noticed, than being harsh on that. Reviewing is something more of expectation. Can't really think of that for the amount of work they have done.

Cheers!

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