Multi platform, high volume data recording

[Lyle - CosmicPerl.com]

Peter Corlett wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 02:42:07PM +0000, Dirk Koopman wrote:
> [...]
>   
> I think I'd want to use VERP, which implies one recipient per message, as it
> makes it easier to clean the lists.
>   

Thanks for pointing me onto VERP. Yes I'd need to send individual emails 
to each as they'll want to include personalisation like "Hello Name,". I 
came across:-
http://www.coker.com.au/postal/
Which looks like it'll be very useful for benchmarking this.

Gareth Kirwan wrote:
>> Better still, use a mailing list manager that already exists, 
>> thus saving
>> you the effort of writing your own.
>>
>> Reinventing the wheel is boring.
>>     
> Bloody isn't!
> Whether or not it's the right thing to do is another matter, but
> re-inventing wheels is always fun.
> Not to mention that you always learn something whilst doing so.
>
> It's just not cost-effective, and always more work than you imagine.
>   

Indeed. I have a personal loathing for using other peoples web scripts, 
always try to code my own instead. Sometimes they even grow into 
products I sell.


Lyle