sanjay_zed Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 i am sending bulk email using SMTP . Now i can able to check in my mailbox sent items , whether is email is sent successfully or not. my query is how can i retreive in my PHP script, whether it is successfully delivered.????? How many bounced back and note those email id, mark them in database as obsolete so that next time we run the campaign, we don't pick up those emails. ?? Is there a way to figure how many went to SPAM? i tried to get it done by setting some server settings as safe mode ON. it didnt work. i hope someone has worked on it. pls help guys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noXstyle Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I'm truly not an expert on this subject, but here's my take anyway: i am sending bulk email using SMTP . Now i can able to check in my mailbox sent items , whether is email is sent successfully or not. my query is how can i retreive in my PHP script, whether it is successfully delivered.????? If you are using a php script to send out those mails, php's mail -function will return true/false based on whether the mail has been accepted for delivery. That's about it. You can try to add headers like: $headers .= "Errors-To: youremail@mail.com\r\n" $headers .= "Return-Path: youremail@mail.com\r\n"; which should route the bounced mails to the specified address. It is up to you to figure out how you can parse the bounced mails and get the required info. Is there a way to figure how many went to SPAM? That's just not possible. At least I hope it's not. Imagine a world where spammers know how to get past your spam filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Just throwing this out there, but there are services that exist whose sole purpose is to ensure mail delivery. Now obviously you can never guarantee 100% that mail will be delivered, but if you have properly configured servers you can be assured the problem is at least not on your end. If you're sending a very large amount of bulk emails I would recommend you take a look at them. You may run into some problems with bulk emails, it may raise some red flags and make you look like a spammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephni Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I used to put a 1x1 image that was invisible that called a PHP script that would update the database with the id of the email sent. This does mean that the person receiving the email has to allow images in their emails. But I used to have a full reporting system that said how many people marked it as spam, and the percentage of people that opened it and all sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I used to put a 1x1 image that was invisible that called a PHP script that would update the database with the id of the email sent. This does mean that the person receiving the email has to allow images in their emails. But I used to have a full reporting system that said how many people marked it as spam, and the percentage of people that opened it and all sorts. Interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephni Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Sorry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjay_zed Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 thanks for the replies. actually i want to track the no of emails sent successfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephni Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 If each one inserted to the database you could find out. If you passed through each address you could see if anyone opened it more than once and also get unique "opens" aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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