Comments on: Is it OK to use BCC for a mailing list? http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list Helping you make the most of the Internet Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sending email newsletters | tekkistuff http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16681 Sending email newsletters | tekkistuff Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:36:18 +0000 http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/reportage/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/#comment-16681 [...] 2. Using your regular email program with BCC. This is what BCC or Blind Carbon Copy was invented for. If you enter the recipients as BCC then each recipient only sees their own address. All the others are hidden. The trouble is this technique is so widely used by spammers that many servers are rightly suspicious. An email with 100 BCC addresses will often get deleted without any warning. See here. [...] [...] 2. Using your regular email program with BCC. This is what BCC or Blind Carbon Copy was invented for. If you enter the recipients as BCC then each recipient only sees their own address. All the others are hidden. The trouble is this technique is so widely used by spammers that many servers are rightly suspicious. An email with 100 BCC addresses will often get deleted without any warning. See here. [...]

]]> By: Single Mom http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16443 Single Mom Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:37:42 +0000 http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/reportage/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/#comment-16443 Great site! Keep it up! Great site! Keep it up!

]]> By: Single Mom http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16703 Single Mom Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:37:00 +0000 http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/reportage/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/#comment-16703 Great site! Keep it up! Great site! Keep it up!

]]> By: Gail Argie http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16230 Gail Argie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:21:40 +0000 http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/reportage/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/#comment-16230 Just thought you'd be interested to know that I have added you to my bookmarks You make valid points in a concise and pertinent fashion, I will read more of your stuff, thank you for your time. Just thought you’d be interested to know that I have added you to my bookmarks You make valid points in a concise and pertinent fashion, I will read more of your stuff, thank you for your time.

]]> By: Gail Argie http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16702 Gail Argie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:21:00 +0000 http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/reportage/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/#comment-16702 Just thought you'd be interested to know that I have added you to my bookmarks You make valid points in a concise and pertinent fashion, I will read more of your stuff, thank you for your time. Just thought you’d be interested to know that I have added you to my bookmarks You make valid points in a concise and pertinent fashion, I will read more of your stuff, thank you for your time.

]]> By: Edward http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16021 Edward Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:53:15 +0000 http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/reportage/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/#comment-16021 I toyed around with this a while ago and decided that if you start down this route you have to start thinking about building a "proper" mailing list system to make it worthwhile. I built my own basic system at one time but constant changes in ISP policies meant constant changes to the way the system worked and it was slow overall because of the problems with contacting mail servers too quickly. I used to use Mailman but this became subject to abuse occasionally and was not technically an email news distribution system but a group collaboration tool. Although it could be used for the former and generally worked quite well, it didn't offer the reporting that provided the assurance that messages were (or were not) getting through. Plus it was notoriously difficult to migrate between servers if a client's hosting was moved as it needed SSH access with command line scripts to export the subscribers (quickly). phpList fell by the wayside quickly as it required constant patching (the same is true of any open source system) and was fiddly to use and again didn't provide the reporting. So, I decided to outsource, but, running my own web company and knowing that my clients needed a solid system I licensed a third party, <a href="http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/campaign-pilot.php" rel="nofollow">dedicated mailing list management system which I now offer to my clients</a>. It has been used by the likes of Apple and Jaguar and so comes with a good pedigree and offers excellent reporting and you can set campaign schedules to send campaigns at designated times. There are many third-party systems out there that do an excellent job for a few dollars per campaign and save you the effort you will be required to invest in building and maintaining your own system and I would recommend first doing a quick review of what's on the market before delving into DIY based on personal experience. I toyed around with this a while ago and decided that if you start down this route you have to start thinking about building a “proper” mailing list system to make it worthwhile. I built my own basic system at one time but constant changes in ISP policies meant constant changes to the way the system worked and it was slow overall because of the problems with contacting mail servers too quickly.

I used to use Mailman but this became subject to abuse occasionally and was not technically an email news distribution system but a group collaboration tool. Although it could be used for the former and generally worked quite well, it didn’t offer the reporting that provided the assurance that messages were (or were not) getting through. Plus it was notoriously difficult to migrate between servers if a client’s hosting was moved as it needed SSH access with command line scripts to export the subscribers (quickly).

phpList fell by the wayside quickly as it required constant patching (the same is true of any open source system) and was fiddly to use and again didn’t provide the reporting.

So, I decided to outsource, but, running my own web company and knowing that my clients needed a solid system I licensed a third party, dedicated mailing list management system which I now offer to my clients. It has been used by the likes of Apple and Jaguar and so comes with a good pedigree and offers excellent reporting and you can set campaign schedules to send campaigns at designated times.

There are many third-party systems out there that do an excellent job for a few dollars per campaign and save you the effort you will be required to invest in building and maintaining your own system and I would recommend first doing a quick review of what’s on the market before delving into DIY based on personal experience.

]]> By: Edward http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16701 Edward Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/reportage/2006/04/29/is-it-ok-to-use-bcc-for-a-mailing-list/#comment-16701 I toyed around with this a while ago and decided that if you start down this route you have to start thinking about building a "proper" mailing list system to make it worthwhile. I built my own basic system at one time but constant changes in ISP policies meant constant changes to the way the system worked and it was slow overall because of the problems with contacting mail servers too quickly. I used to use Mailman but this became subject to abuse occasionally and was not technically an email news distribution system but a group collaboration tool. Although it could be used for the former and generally worked quite well, it didn't offer the reporting that provided the assurance that messages were (or were not) getting through. Plus it was notoriously difficult to migrate between servers if a client's hosting was moved as it needed SSH access with command line scripts to export the subscribers (quickly). phpList fell by the wayside quickly as it required constant patching (the same is true of any open source system) and was fiddly to use and again didn't provide the reporting. So, I decided to outsource, but, running my own web company and knowing that my clients needed a solid system I licensed a third party, <a href="http://www.emissary-consulting.co.uk/campaign-pilot.php" rel="nofollow">dedicated mailing list management system which I now offer to my clients</a>. It has been used by the likes of Apple and Jaguar and so comes with a good pedigree and offers excellent reporting and you can set campaign schedules to send campaigns at designated times. There are many third-party systems out there that do an excellent job for a few dollars per campaign and save you the effort you will be required to invest in building and maintaining your own system and I would recommend first doing a quick review of what's on the market before delving into DIY based on personal experience. I toyed around with this a while ago and decided that if you start down this route you have to start thinking about building a “proper” mailing list system to make it worthwhile. I built my own basic system at one time but constant changes in ISP policies meant constant changes to the way the system worked and it was slow overall because of the problems with contacting mail servers too quickly.

I used to use Mailman but this became subject to abuse occasionally and was not technically an email news distribution system but a group collaboration tool. Although it could be used for the former and generally worked quite well, it didn’t offer the reporting that provided the assurance that messages were (or were not) getting through. Plus it was notoriously difficult to migrate between servers if a client’s hosting was moved as it needed SSH access with command line scripts to export the subscribers (quickly).

phpList fell by the wayside quickly as it required constant patching (the same is true of any open source system) and was fiddly to use and again didn’t provide the reporting.

So, I decided to outsource, but, running my own web company and knowing that my clients needed a solid system I licensed a third party, dedicated mailing list management system which I now offer to my clients. It has been used by the likes of Apple and Jaguar and so comes with a good pedigree and offers excellent reporting and you can set campaign schedules to send campaigns at designated times.

There are many third-party systems out there that do an excellent job for a few dollars per campaign and save you the effort you will be required to invest in building and maintaining your own system and I would recommend first doing a quick review of what’s on the market before delving into DIY based on personal experience.

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