On Mon, 1 Apr 1996, Wally Marsh III wrote:
> I have someone who wants me to host a big list, 20000 addresses.
>
> Right now my biggest list is about 3000 and there are no problems,
> what should I look out for with a list this big, and how long dose it take
> to send a message to the whole list? (compared to a 3000 name list :)
Wow, I thought I had a big list. I manage a list with over 6000 addresses,
but that doesn't compare to 20,000.
Regardless, expect the following (but I'm sure there's more):
Long wait times between the time a message is submitted to the
list and the time it is actually sent out (I've experienced
delays of over a day at times; depends on system speed)
Many MANY error messages such as User Unknowns, etc etc.
Having to deal with all these users on a personal basis
Approving messages (if it allows discussion, it can get wild; if
it's only announcements, then it's not so bad)
Among many other things....the worst part of it is cleaning up the list
with bad addresses. I am hired by an organization to handle 13 lists, one
of them which contains all of the subscribers (over 6000) and the others
which hold only a bunch of them (about 1000 each list; some people are on
more than 1 list). This is the main focus of my job and I receive, on
average, about 75-100 bounces a day. It's overwhelming at first, and still
is once you get used to it, but you'll learn how to deal with it. <g>
Good luck!
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