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max email quota

Discussion in 'PHP' started by UCDaZ, Feb 8, 2009.

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    My hosting service (dreamhost) only allows me to send 100 max emails per hour.
    My web app allows the user to send invites to join our network.
    What if a user sends invites 100+ of his friends, what do you recommend I do?
     
    UCDaZ, Feb 8, 2009 IP
  2. SedNaX

    SedNaX Active Member

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    You could do this:

    - When a users sends invites store them in a database (one row per invite)
    - Set up a cron job each hour that sends the first 100 emails in the queue

    So if someone send 250 invites for example, it takes 3 cron jobs to send them (=3 hours is okay). If you don't know how I can help :)

    Of course you will have a problem if your web app gets really popular and people send >100 invites an hour. But when you are that succesfull I think you're ready for dedicated hosting ;)
     
    SedNaX, Feb 9, 2009 IP