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Re: queueing multiple messages



Matti Aarnio writes:
> 	The 1 can be done with -lzmailer by means of:
> 		fp = mail_open(MSG_RFC822);
> 	and 6+2+7 are:
> 		mail_close(fp);
> 	of if writing failed (including the last flush):
> 		mail_abort(fp);
> 	See "man 3 zmailer" about this interface.


Hmm. Perhaps some perl expert might be interested in writing an
XS interface to zmailer. I have a couple of similar requirements
that I'm fulfilling now with multiple calls to sendmail, but
it does take a while to process even ~200 or so individual
emails, and that's only to local users. :)


> 	However there are a lot of perfectly valid uses for ability
> 	to send a lot of email easily -- and you wanted to know it
> 	too, didn't you ?

Ultimately, spammers are making for a hostile email environment.
Irresponsible use of an easily accessible resource always does
that, and unfortunately the entire population have to live with
the consequences, not just the abusers. I run a gateway between
internet and FidoNet here that will almost certainly close down
soon because spam content has reached over 80% of the gateway's
use, and the only sane way to manage it is to inspect every few
emails and add host/domain rejects to prevent commercial,
advertising and bulk traffic coming into a hobbyist/non-commercial
network. Sometimes it rejects otherwise valid mail, because the
spammers happen to be on the same machine/domain as someone who
wants to use the gateway. Yes, I can well understand his attitude
too, and I could well do without the extra work required to keep
it running - it is costing me dearly.

And yes, of course there are perfectly valid and responsible 
reasons for bulk mailing. Mailing lists, for one. :)


Regards,

David Nugent, Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia
Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet
davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn

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