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lzlzlz
03-07-2004, 03:07 PM
I have a ptr(Paid to Read emails)site.

the bandwidth about 2G per day.

I need to send tons of emails to my members.now i have 3400 members and send about 10-15 emails to all daily.That means 34000-51000 emails need be send daily.

So i need a DS which can send email fast and high graduatee uptime.

have anyone can recommend any to me?Thanks a million!!:D

mainarea
03-07-2004, 06:22 PM
With 51,000 emails per day, I'd recommend a P4 2.0+ processor and 512MB RAM. In terms of a provider, find one that fits your need. Personally, I can't recommend any others (or myself), but you can try to use the Host Quote (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/request.php) section of WHT.

- Matt

Fahd
03-07-2004, 08:31 PM
For that high a volume I'd suggest going with a dual processor solution. Especially since your growth is somewhat exponential (1:10-15;2:20-30;3:30-45 etc). Or you could find yourself looking to upgrade in the very near future.

This is a mistake I made on one of our sites. Not a PTR! ;) Personally, I don't see how PTR's can be profitable these days, but thats for a different discussion. Oh well!

Joshua
03-07-2004, 08:59 PM
Originally posted by Fahd
For that high a volume I'd suggest going with a dual processor solution. Especially since your growth is somewhat exponential (1:10-15;2:20-30;3:30-45 etc). Or you could find yourself looking to upgrade in the very near future.

This is a mistake I made on one of our sites. Not a PTR! ;) Personally, I don't see how PTR's can be profitable these days, but thats for a different discussion. Oh well! You won't need a dual processor to handle lots of emails. When I worked for MainArea, I dealt with a few mailing list clients, and a P4 2.4 w/HT could handle a list of 500,000 easily in a day, with no strain on the server.

-Josh

Steven
03-07-2004, 09:06 PM
a p4 2.4 would work out well. maybe get a gig of ram for future growth

mainarea
03-07-2004, 09:56 PM
Originally posted by Joshua
You won't need a dual processor to handle lots of emails. When I worked for MainArea, I dealt with a few mailing list clients, and a P4 2.4 w/HT could handle a list of 500,000 easily in a day, with no strain on the server.

-Josh
Yep, and that machine only had 512MB RAM - also worked pretty well when we were using an Athlon 1800. It's all about tweaking. :)

- Matt