Hi,I want to use field template variables in the "To:" header, so I put:<!-- tmpl_var subscriber.first_name --> <!-- tmpl_var subscriber.last_name --> However, since I just imported my addresses from an old (field-less) dada release, most of the addresses don't have values in those fields.I *did* create all the entries in the dada_profile_fields table, but the first_name, last_name fields were null. When I sent a message, the actual To: header I got looked like this:To: "<!-- tmpl_var sub ...Continue Reading

Hi Justin,I just upgraded from plain Dada Mail 2.10.15 to Pro Dada 4.5.2 stable. It's a huge improvement... since I only had a couple of announce lists with little trafic I never got to upgrade... as last week I decided I would, I decided I'd go "pro 4 evr" also. I kinda manually re-built my lists configuration, added the (not so new) profile fields and imported the addresses and archives from the old database using mysql.Everything works great. I just have a small question. Is it possible for a plain a ...Continue Reading

I'm working on the Dada Mail installer for a little while - this time, adding support to install the included plugins/extensions. Follow along development here: https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/tree/installer_plugins_enhancement Cheers, ...Continue Reading

I've just packaged up work I've been doing for Amazon SES Web Service support in Dada Mail. If you want to play around with it, here's the relevant links: • Installation Instructions http://www.dadamailproject.com/support/documentation-4_6_0-alpha1/install_dada_mail.pod.html • Dada Mail 4.6.0 alpha 1(.tar.gz) http://github.com/downloads/justingit/dada-mail/dada-4_6_0-alpha1.tar.gz • uncompress_dada.cgi script (Save Link/Page As...) https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/raw/v4_6_0_alpha1-2011_07_20/uncompress_dada. ...Continue Reading

Another update, It's working and there's a bit of documentation on the little bits to get it to work: https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/blob/amazon_ses/dada/extras/documentation/pod_source/features-amazon_ses_support.pod I'll be doing some live testing with a client to see what some of the problems really are. I'm thinking performance isn't going to be as good as we'd all hope for. Within another revision or two, I'll package this all up as something you can try out with an easy download, ...Continue Reading

Here's an update on the Amazon SES stuff: It's working! Pretty rough, but it gets the job done. It's going to be (sadly) harder to set up than even SMTP sending, but if you have the need, it should be able to suffice. Lots of room to grow, as well. I'll package up a beta release, soon. A major Amazon SES w/Dada Mail doc has to be written. ...Continue Reading

Hello Everyone, I'm working on getting Amazon's Simple Email Service: http://aws.amazon.com/ses/ Integrated into Dada Mail. You can follow along the development here: https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/tree/amazon_ses It's going to be pretty bare-bones to start, until it's proved to be an interesting thing to really spend some time working on (but ultimately, functional). To the uninitiated: "Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is a highly scalable and cost-effective bulk and transactional e ...Continue Reading

Hello everyone - I've polished up the work I did between v4.5.1 and when I left and released v4.5.2 of Dada Mail: Download: https://github.com/downloads/justingit/dada-mail/dada-4_5_2.tar.gz unsompress_dada.cgi: https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/raw/v4_5_2_stable-2011_07_12/uncompress_dada.cgi Changelog: http://dadamailproject.com/d/changes_4_x.pod.html#4_5_2 The largest changes are some more enhancements to the tracker, namely, two new graphs, showing messages opens and message clickthroughs over t ...Continue Reading

Well, I remember one subproject was tracking bounces based on the actual code returned so we could identify blocks. I'd be happy to be a guinea pig for that one. ;) I'm sorry to hear about the wreck, and after so many miles! That must have been incredibly discouraging. But still, you did something incredible - no permanent damage, I hope. Off to check out the publicity... "Godspeed to all the racers, but I have to confess, I have a favorite now. His name is Justin Simoni. He is taking the long way, through the s ...Continue Reading

> Glad to see that you are alive and well; how was the trip? About 130 miles (after completing 2600+ miles of the race) from the finish, I managed to wreck very hard. After the ER visit, I caught a bus back to Denver. On the mend. :) I did have an inspiring ride though. A few articles were/are being written about my race: http://www.wendmag.com/blog/2011/06/17/tour-divide-the-hard-way/ http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2011/06/long-way.html I won't be riding bikes except to get around town. I can type, so there w ...Continue Reading