cfmail error

[PushCode]

I tried sending a message to a fairly large list of email addresses using cfmail. I got an error message b/c one of the email addresses had some improper characters in it. This was about half way through my list of email addresses. Should I assume that the email was sent to all email addresses before this one, and none after it?

 

[FALCONSEYE]

are you doing a loop and using cfmail inside that? if so, yes to your question.

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[PushCode]

Yes, doing a loop. Thanks Falconseye

 

[brantGuy]

Write a scrubber to check to make sure you emails are wellformed as well, it wont eliminate all the problems but it will help.. I had 1.4 million in one database, I scrubbed them for missing "@" and missing extentions, duplications etc and ended up tossing 40,000 emails that failed...

 

[PushCode]

Good suggestion Brantguy, thanks to you as well.

 

[ecobb]

Just use this IsEmail() udf:

http://www.cflib.org/udf.cfm?ID=216

<cfloop query="get_email">
  <cfif IsEmail(YourQueryValue)>
    <cfmail>...</cfmail>
  </cfif>
</cfloop>

Hope This Helps!

ECAR
ECAR Technologies

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[GUJUm0deL]

My two cents would be to take ECAR's suggestion and wrap the code within <cftry><cfcatch>. For whatever reason the mailing fails in <cfcatch> email the error or log into the dB.

<cftry>
<cfloop query="get_email">
<cfif IsEmail(YourQueryValue)>
<cfmail>...</cfmail>
</cfif>
</cfloop>
<cfcatch type="any">
<!--- either lof the error or email the error. If emailing the error do a <cfdump> so you have all the info you need to help debug --->
</cfcatch>
<cftry>

http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/5.0/CFML_Reference/Tags106.htm

Just don't assume the mailing failed cause of a invalid email syntax.

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[PushCode]

Thanks guys!

 

[PushCode]

Gujum0del, can I do the cfdump like this?

<cfcatch type="any">
<cfmail To="me@me.com"
From="me@me.com"
Subject="Failed Mailing Attempt"
server="me.me.com">
<cfdump var="#cfcatch#">
</cfmail>
</cfcatch>

 

[GUJUm0deL]

Yes, you can.

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[GUJUm0deL]

One thing though, I would do [color]type="html"[/color] so you see the table columns, rows and color style.

<cfcatch type="any">
<cfmail to="me" from="me" subject="Error" type="html">
<cfdump var="#cfcatch#" />
</cfmail>
</cfcatch>

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