# Bulk emailer

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bulk-emailer/171243>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 29, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bulk-emailer/171243 "2009-06-29T14:15:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![aldoitalo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@aldoitalo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aldoitalo)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bulk-emailer/171243/1 "2009-06-29T14:15:48Z")

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i need a system for sendig automatically bulk email to 300 users, when  
my customer insert or update news.  
I’ve tryng with simple actionmailer, but it sending until 40 users.  
i read this:

[http://www.myowndb.com/blog/?p=20](http://www.myowndb.com/blog/?p=20)

but i ask myself if the method used is apt to rails 2.3.2 or exist a  
better adn alternative method?

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**Author:** ![aldoitalo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@aldoitalo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aldoitalo)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bulk-emailer/171243/2 "2009-06-29T14:33:29Z")

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Can you configure your SMTP server to be in queue mode as mentioned in  
the comment to that article?

On Jun 29, 5:15 pm, Aldo I. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![aldoitalo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@aldoitalo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aldoitalo)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bulk-emailer/171243/3 "2009-06-29T14:56:49Z")

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Mukund wrote:

> Can you configure your SMTP server to be in queue mode as mentioned in  
> the comment to that article?

not, I have not understood where and how this must be configured.  
thanks