XF 2.2 How to send Member Emails and Avoid Spam

[RobNH]

I want to email my members, nearly 50,000 of them alerting them to the new forums from vbulletin, but no matter how low I set the emails to, the rate they're sent at is like rapid fire causing my site to get black listed. How can I decrease the send rate similar to Mail Chimp?

 

[Paul B]

Use a third party email system - forums and the servers they're hosted on are not designed for that volume of emails.

 

[Rory2000]

Use a third party email system - forums and the servers they're hosted on are not designed for that volume of emails.

Hi, What 3rd party system would you recommend that is easy to setup and install / works well with XenForo ?
Thanks

 

[RobNH]

Hi, What 3rd party system would you recommend that is easy to setup and install / works well with XenForo ?
Thanks

I was wondering the same. MailChimp is expensive as hell.

 

[BlueSquares]

If you're already comfortable with PHP installations, then Sendy + Amazon SES is a solid solution. With Amazon SES, you pay $0.10 for every 1,000 emails you send or receive. So around $2 per 20,000 sent emails.

There's an integration as well.

Sendy Integration & Newsletters

Subscription Lists There are a few specific options you may be interested in while creating a campaign. Include some user identities info in subscriptions Location Website Skype Facebook Twitter User name Allow the campaign shows in register...

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[Will Franco]

I want to email my members, nearly 50,000 of them alerting them to the new forums from vbulletin, but no matter how low I set the emails to, the rate they're sent at is like rapid fire causing my site to get black listed. How can I decrease the send rate similar to Mail Chimp?

Man, that sucks! But I hazard a guess you've got bigger fish to fry, first. It sounds like the list needs to be scrubbed for bad emails through the validation service, a couple of test broadcasts through a professional service to remove bounces and the first batch of unengaged contacts, and then transferred to a dedicated email marketing system. Consider increased forum revenue when springing for an email system. Someone already created an addon for SparkPost: $75 a month gets you 100,000, $0.85 per 1,000 thereafter.