Mail services

[mashman]

Hey ya'll... I'm looking to send out simple messages to a selected group of system users. As such, I need a mail service that can take a dynamic user list and send a static email to that user. I'm pretty busy, so don't have much time to read all of the API doco or all of these services. This is mainly because all I seem to be able to find are services that require cohorts to be set up.

Any experiences/recommendations?

[Akzle]

Hey ya'll... I'm looking to send out simple messages to a selected group of system users. As such, I need a mail service that can take a dynamic user list and send a static email to that user. I'm pretty busy, so don't have much time to read all of the API doco or all of these services. This is mainly because all I seem to be able to find are services that require cohorts to be set up.

Any experiences/recommendations?

on any linux cli, type "man mail"

[BuzzardNZ]

a quick google found this ...

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/fiv...-applications/

You could write something small in java that does it too.

[TheDemonLord]

What platform is this going to be on?

Linux/Unix/Wintel etc?

[mashman]

a quick google found this ...

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/fiv...-applications/

You could write something small in java that does it too.

What platform is this going to be on?

Linux/Unix/Wintel etc?

on any linux cli, type "man mail"

JSON would be preferable, but meh, will likely just dig further into Mandrill (pun intended), but likely won't as it looks to be cohort driven.

[TheDemonLord]

And the Dynamic user list - how/where is this generated? AD/SQL/Other (details would be awesome)

[Gremlin]

And the Dynamic user list - how/where is this generated? AD/SQL/Other (details would be awesome)

Since when did you ever get details until after you needed them? Then you had to go back to the drawing board. Finally you implemented it and then a few months later the wish list emerged...

Or one where I really don't want that to happen... 5 years being bounced through managers and key stakeholders to assess needs etc... now held up by budget which we thought was allocated but not...

[mashman]

And the Dynamic user list - how/where is this generated? AD/SQL/Other (details would be awesome)

It will be sent using JSON requests. There are a number of languages and approaches I can use for that, so just doing a bit of knowledge/experience mining in regards to potential mail services that are around. I merely want to create a template, populate it with an email address, and have it send using my security credentials.

Where there is a mail limit, budget constraint, I will have to write something to track and send who got what and who's next etc...

[TheDemonLord]

It will be sent using JSON requests. There are a number of languages and approaches I can use for that, so just doing a bit of knowledge/experience mining in regards to potential mail services that are around. I merely want to create a template, populate it with an email address, and have it send using my security credentials.

Where there is a mail limit, budget constraint, I will have to write something to track and send who got what and who's next etc...

Well - it could be done in Powershell script or as a Batch File - invoked by a Scheduled task, Logging would be limited (output a list of succesful sends to CSV) but if Budget is your main factor - I'd go that way.

[mashman]

Well - it could be done in Powershell script or as a Batch File - invoked by a Scheduled task, Logging would be limited (output a list of succesful sends to CSV) but if Budget is your main factor - I'd go that way.

I have the tools I need, I can't find the service.

[Akzle]

srsly. Mail.
Smtp through your isp/host.
Pipe your list, message, press enter. Donesies.

[mashman]

srsly. Mail.
Smtp through your isp/host.
Pipe your list, message, press enter. Donesies.

The downside to that is that I have to design and build every email template and all templates in the future. Not my idea of fun, and something that sales and marketing would like to do.

[TheDemonLord]

srsly. Mail.
Smtp through your isp/host.
Pipe your list, message, press enter. Donesies.

Eugh - Never use ISP Mail.

I'd just setup IIS SMTP - and let the Box send the email directly.

But I suspect I've missed something in the requirement.

[mashman]

Eugh - Never use ISP Mail.

I'd just setup IIS SMTP - and let the Box send the email directly.

But I suspect I've missed something in the requirement.

You have... and don't worry your pretty little head about that which is irrelevant to my needs. I need the service!

[TheDemonLord]

You have... and don't worry your pretty little head about that which is irrelevant to my needs. I need the service!

Unbecomming...

But I think what you are after is something like MailChimp: http://mailchimp.com

We've used it before as part of a CRM solution and it worked for what we needed at that time.