[DBTech] DragonByte Mail [Paid] 5.0.3

[themago]

Is it possible to use different SMTP details for this plugin from the default smtp details used for regular xenforo mail?

So that regular mail goes through one smtp server and these mails are sent from another

 

[DragonByte Tech]

Is it possible to use different SMTP details for this plugin from the default smtp details used for regular xenforo mail?

So that regular mail goes through one smtp server and these mails are sent from another

Yes, you can override SMTP for both mailing lists and digests

 

[themago]

When is the weekly newsletter sent? Is it possible to initiate the first newsletter manually and then set a custom date for when the weekly one will start recurring?

 

[DragonByte Tech]

When is the weekly newsletter sent? Is it possible to initiate the first newsletter manually and then set a custom date for when the weekly one will start recurring?

Unfortunately you can’t decide when it’s sent, and the user themselves can decide how often they want to see it.

 

[themago]

Unfortunately you can’t decide when it’s sent, and the user themselves can decide how often they want to see it.

When is it normally sent then? I have a lot of users and I want to be able to do a controlled test run. Or does it start sending from the time it's listed as active?

 

[DragonByte Tech]

I’m not at my work computer right now so I can’t say for 100% certain, but you can go to Tools -> Cron jobs and check when it’s scheduled there.

IIRC it’s at some point during the night. It runs daily and checks for users who are subscribed and who have not yet received the digest.

 

[themago]

Does this limit per hour feature work? I hadn't seen it previously

 

[DragonByte Tech]

Yes, but you should ideally not rely on it, or at least set it below your actual cap. This is because certain emails, such as important account notifications/registration confirmations/password reset emails etc, are not sent to the mail queue.

You also should not send any newsletters or other kind of bulk email from your forum if you have to cap emails per hour, if your member base is sufficiently large. For instance; if you have 40,000 members and have to limit emails to 1,000 per hour, it will take 40 hours to clear the mail queue, not counting any other outgoing mails that will be appended at the end of the queue.

 

[themago]

I don't have to do it, I'm using my own smtp server with unlimited mail, I want to do it for safety. The sites I'll be using it on have 350k members / 1.5 million members.

Does this setting only affect dbmail, or will those important mails from xenforo (account registrations etc) will also go into cap limit? I couldn't understand properly from your message

 

[DragonByte Tech]

Does this setting only affect dbmail, or will those important mails from xenforo (account registrations etc) will also go into cap limit? I couldn't understand properly from your message

Sorry for the confusion. I've looked into the code just now and I can confirm it affects ALL emails from your forum, including important account information emails. There is no reliable way to distinguish account registration emails etc from other, less important emails.

 

[DragonByte Tech]

DragonByte Tech updated [DBTech] DragonByte Mail with a new update entry:

5.0.3

Update highlights​

This version adds the ability to specify a separate email to use as "From" email when using CLI to validate users' email addresses.

Furthermore, the Amazon SES/SNS bounce and complaint handling should now be much improved. This reworked handling has been in use here @ DBTech for the past 1-2 weeks, so I'm confident it's now working optimally.

Complete Change Log​

Feature: CLI email validation can now specify a separate...

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