Does this forum have mass email capability?

[Remnant]

We might be able to get a secondary mailing API just for email blasts. - We may not have to pay anything, as long as we don't do them too often.

We're looking into additional options.

[jammi]

We might be able to get a secondary mailing API just for email blasts. - We may not have to pay anything, as long as we don't do them too often.

We're looking into additional options.

Couldn't someone set up a small, temporary email server exclusively for the occasional maildrop? Would probably be cheaper than trying to send them all out through a professional datacenter.

[Alley]

We might be able to get a secondary mailing API just for email blasts. - We may not have to pay anything, as long as we don't do them too often.

We're looking into additional options.

Couldn't someone set up a small, temporary email server exclusively for the occasional maildrop? Would probably be cheaper than trying to send them all out through a professional datacenter.

This is not a great way to do it unless you are long established. The common mail providers such as gmail, yahoo, etc tend to filter as spam everything that just match the algorithm and doesn't have any trust level. A newly established domain sending out 10k+ emails will be instantly flagged.

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Alley was right.

[Hidamari]

So is this something that is going to happen? it could literally be only a positive thing.

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[LeafyVegetable]

I am willing to contribute to a mailing blast fund if some cash is necessary. Some credits in return would be nice, otherwise I'd help anyway. Am by no means rich but am willing to pay my share. I'm sure many are.

[Alley]

I am willing to contribute to a mailing blast fund if some cash is necessary. Some credits in return would be nice, otherwise I'd help anyway. Am by no means rich but am willing to pay my share. I'm sure many are.

I've calculated the costs and the highest possible cost is $3.61, including the regular email sent by the forums.

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Alley was right.

[jammi]

Is that per mail drop?

[Hidamari]

per drop? damn.. thats a lot of money...

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[Valhalla Rising]

I could probably fund two or three mail blasts. I am definitey sure there are more people willing to help out. Just put up something on the front page and see the results.

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[Alley]

Is that per mail drop?

nah, this is basically the value for 30000 monthly emails including the 12000 free we get each month.
Here's some details on Mandrill's pricing:

How Monthly Billing Works
Free First 12k emails
$0.20/thousand Next 1m emails
$0.15/thousand Next 5m emails
$0.10/thousand Remaining emails

I've looked at Mailgun and it isn't necessarily cheaper, as for 19000 emails it will cost $4.50.
The alternative is to use our own dedicated to send emails, but the reason we use Mandrill in the first place is to not have to deal with delivery issues with bad services like Yahoo.

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Alley was right.