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Re: Considering using a script on your server? Prepare to educate yourself on the following items..
Posted By: Tom Kulzer In Response To: Re: Only ONE of these three is currently doing the job... (Michael Green)
Date: Friday, 2 April 2004, at 5:05 p.m.
Hi Michael,
> Because they maintain the best possible relationships with ISPs and
> through their founder Tom Kulzer, they are still delivering 85 - 90% of
> all the mail you send.Thank you Michael for the recommendation. We work very hard
to make sure our customers opt-in email is delivered.> Why didn't I go for setting up the mail on my own server using ARP3 or
> similar.> Ultimately because I recognized that with a busy autoresponder series (in
> fact one for nearly all of my 16 toolkits), that I couldn't effectively
> guard against someone adding a bunch of email address and my server
> eventually being blacklisted for spam.Using script based systems you run on your own server
require a certain bit of knowledge to manage properly.
For anyone considering using such a solution be prepared
to learn about undeliverables, what SMTP response codes
are: (250, 550, 421, 553, etc...), how many bounces you
should remove AOL emails after, who to call if you get
blacklisted, how to tell if you're blacklisted, what
connection rate throttling is, what ISP's you need to
connection rate throttle, what spamcop.net is, what
information you should record to prove an opt-in request,
etc., etc., etc... The list is long and for anyone
with a sizeable list it's most definintely a full time
job.> In effect then, I'm happy to pay for someone else to handle these daily
> negotiations with ISPs and leave me to write the good marketing material
> and that's why I've gone with aWeber.> Not the cheapest autoresponder service out there, but it's total quality
> through and through. I imagine I'll be with them for some time.Thanks Micheal! I agree, we're not the cheapest, but we're
also a lot less expensive than several other services in this
thread that have hidden costs for larger lists buried in their
service agreements. Always read the fine print. ;)Sincerely,
Tom Kulzer
CEO & Founder
AWeber Communications
AWeber Unlimited Autoresponders
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