If you are:

• Between list server companies and need an interim mailer,

• Starting an ezine and need a mailer to handle deliveries until you decide which list server company or software to use, or

• Wanting a simple mailer on your server for infrequent or intermittent mailings to a list of people,

Then Master Mailer Lite V1 might be suitable for the job.

The mailer is suitable for mailing to a small number of email addresses. Larger lists can be done in batches.

So how large a batch can the script handle? It varies with server speed and the size of the email copy going out. The determinant is browser time-out, the amount of time the browser waits for information from the server before deciding no more information is forthcoming.

The mailer sends a one-line report to the browser that includes the destination address every time an email is sent. If your server is very fast and doesn't queue a lot of data before sending it on to the browser, you may successfully send to very large lists. In that case, the limitation might be the size of the web page your browser can load.

First, try a list of under 500 email addresses. If successful, try a thousand. And so forth.

If your browser does time out, you'll know that the last email address reported to your browser has had email sent to it. The email might also have been sent to additional addresses, but at least you won't need to resend to those already reported to your browser.

Master Mailer Lite V1 is free to download and use. But before you rush to grab it, understand that a condition of its installation and use is that the program will be used only to send email to those who knowingly solicited it. This is in addition to agreeing to the License Agreement.

Master Mailer Lite V1 can be downloaded from http://willmaster.com/a/16/pl.pl?mml

Master Mailer Lite V1 checks for duplicate email addresses and won't send to the same address twice during the same program run.

However, this "Lite" version does not accept subscriptions or unsubscriptions, nor does it do bounce/undeliverable email handling. You'll need to maintain your list of addresses separately.

When you're ready to do a mailing, you can give the address list to Master Mailer Lite V1 by either:

• Typing, or copying and pasting your list into the program's control panel, or

• Uploading your list to your server and then typing the the list's location into the control panel.

Whether you put the list of email addresses directly into the control panel or specify a file containing the list, the addresses must be one per line. Do not insert commas or other punctuation.

The body content of the email may be plain text or HTML. Use the control panel to specify which.

Optionally, you can provide From and Reply-To addresses. A bounce email address, where undeliverables should be returned to, can be specified. The Subject is optional. And, you can create your own custom header line.

The script's free download link is at http://willmaster.com/a/16/pl.pl?mml Installation instructions are in the script itself.

By: Will Bontrager

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