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- Subject: Re: [AD] Alternate maling list host?
- From: Matthew Leverton <meffer@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 00:14:10 -0500
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> I'll put forward the offer a little more formally, I can host the allegro
> mailing list on my payed host (where strangesoft.net is hosted). Should be
> quicker and has a normal archive.
>
I know no one likes SF mailing list's reliability, but before
switching to any host (TF's or otherwise), "research" should be done
to make sure it's actually a better long term move.
Shared hosting environments may or may not be better quality when it
comes to sending large volumes of email. Judging by SF's stats, the AD
list generated 50,000 emails last month (~1650 a day) and the AL list
22,500 (~750 a day). I know many hosting providers would balk (fairly
or not) at an account sending 2,400 emails a day for fear of spam
abuse. Shared hosting providers are notorious for pulling the plug
because someone started to take more than his share of the pie...
So any move to a new provider should make sure that:
A) There will be no problems in handling the load (currently 2,400 daily emails)
B) It will exist for a "long" time into the future.
Maybe a stupid question, but has anyone actually complained to SF yet
about the delay time? Maybe it's something that can be fixed...
--
Matthew Leverton
http://www.allegro.cc