Sending newsletter to 100k+ members

[Bram]

Hey guys,

Our board has currently reached over 140,000 registered members and I am looking for the best solution to send them a (monthly/quarterly) newsletter with all the updates from within our community.

What is the best way to proceed? Can we use the build in mail option in XF? External solution?

Grateful for any insights, thx!

 

[Jake Bunce]

You should use a proper mass mailing service that can handle the volume and also handle bounces. You can export your email list in the Admin CP or in phpmyadmin:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/save-users.35796/#post-407139

 

[Slavik]

As Jake said, for mass emails on that scale you should be using a dedicated service provider.

 

[Digital Doctor]

Can we use the build in mail option in XF?

No.
It tries to send all 140,000 at once.
and they would all get blocked.

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-bulk-email-to-over-7-000-users.25671/
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/bounced-emails-the-nightmare.41239/

Deebs got EXIM working:
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/site-timing-out-when-posting.24609/#post-304773

You might consider something like Mailchimp.

 

[cmeinck]

A good, low cost alternative is StreamSend. Mailchimp, while quite good, is expensive.

 

[principia]

Maybe this is a solution too
http://www.icontact.com/

 

[Bram]

Guys you are fantastic. Thanks for the quick responses!