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Recommendations for a good email program?

by bfas
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I'm looking for a recommendation for a decent program to send emails from a database.

I have a few databases of opt-in's gathered from forms. The info was saved to MySQL databases, so I cannot use a service like Aweber.

What I want to do is be able to send out emails either via my dedicated server or one of my ISP's SMTP (though most have limits and charge a lot for quantity).

Any recommendations or suggestions would be appreciated, particularly if you have direct experience.

Thanks in advance,

bfas
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  • Profile picture of the author bfas
    No one? I'll take even hearsay recommendations...

    Thanks,

    bfas
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  • Profile picture of the author Online Bliss
    Try Auto Response Plus.
    They will install it on your server at no cost
    and you can import your list.
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    I have had Auto Response Plus longer than I can remember.
    No monthly fees, you buy once and its yours.
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  • Profile picture of the author bfas
    Thanks Larry, Kim, I'll give it a look. Much appreciated!

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  • Profile picture of the author JustinPremick
    Hi bfas,

    Originally Posted by bfas View Post

    I have a few databases of opt-in's gathered from forms. The info was saved to MySQL databases, so I cannot use a service like Aweber.
    I'll preface this by saying I don't know if you've called us and talked to
    someone here, but based strictly on your post, I'm not seeing the
    connection between having subscribers stored in a DB and not being
    able to use AWeber.

    We do offer the ability to import subscribers, and are happy to talk to
    you about migrating to AWeber.

    Any questions, get in touch or shoot me a PM.

    Hope this helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author bfas
    Hi Justin,

    Thanks for that; just sent you a PM.

    The problem is the 'confirmation' that Aweber wants to send. These are confirmed opt-ins, and sending a new additional confirmation request will certainly result in a smaller list.

    From what I read, you will only consider doing the import without additional confirmation only if I can provide proof of opt-in, tell you what I'm going to email, info about my business, etc.

    While I certainly understand Aweber's concerns and caution, in this case it's going to be a no-go.

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  • Profile picture of the author bobsstuff
    Pegasus Mail is one I used for a 1000 person list a bunch of years ago. It is based on your own computer. I just looked and it says it handles databases. PLUS it is free
    Check it out at Pegasus Mail
    It has been around for years.
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter Olson
    I have interspire email marketer and use smtp.com for delivery. Its pretty sweet, and works well. My deliverable went up a lot when I started using smtp.com.

    Also, You can import into aweber without re-verifying everyone, but there are a list of requirements: Can I Import Subscribers without Confirming Them? :: AWeber Knowledge Base
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
    I've used this in the past but I'm not up on the latest version...

    Gammadyne Mailer - Email Marketing Software

    The version I used was able to connect to a database and send email out once you point it to the email field.
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