Putting user email address all in the BCC field?

[iaresean]

Hi All;

I have a basic newsletter app, written in ASP.NET 2.0, for a client. They have a static list of about 300 users that will recieve this newsletter over the course of the next 6 months.

I have tried to make the newsletter app as simple as possible to suite their budget. My only concern is that the sending bombs during the send, and only 100 users recieve the mail (for e.g.).

Do you think it is possible, or it is a good idea, for me to create a single bcc field that contains all 300 user mail addresses. That way only a single mail gets sent. And if it fails, no-one will recieve a mail. Is there a limit to BCC addresses etc.

I would appreciate any input in this matter.

Sean.

 

[ca8msm]

Do you think it is possible, or it is a good idea, for me to create a single bcc field that contains all 300 user mail addresses. That way only a single mail gets sent. And if it fails, no-one will recieve a mail. Is there a limit to BCC addresses etc.

If there is no data in the newsletter that references the person it is being sent to, then that is the method I would use. As far as I know there is no technical limit on the number of addresses although your email service provider may set one.


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[ca8msm]

As far as I know there is no technical limit on the number of addresses

Although it may fall over if the string itself gets too long.



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[iaresean]

Thank you ca8msm.

I have actually narrowed their db down to 120 users now. It was full of duplicates!

That's alot less users now. Hopefully the BCC thing works out.

Regards.

Sean.