Good news CAPTCHA fans - I was able to implement the reCAPTCHA: http://recaptcha.net/ web service into Dada Mail, so now you have two choices for your CAPTCHA needs. Some nice things about this new system: You don't need the GD Library installed on your server - if the, "Send a Webpage" screen works in Dada Mail, so will this. This service also has an audio option, so that'll help sight- challenged people. Attached are two screenshots, showing the default CAPTCHA system and reCAPTCHA. You can ch ...Continue Reading

On Jun 6, 2007, at 11:27 AM, John Collins wrote: > > If I understand this correctly, I left an item on the Sourceforge > wish list that would do this if implemented. > > It goes something like: an item that is on the bounce list is > removed from the list if subsequent email blasts are successfully > delivered (not bounced). I don't mind this idea - I think it's a great one. If not, "removed" from the bounce scorecard, at least deducted some points from. The problem is, when you ...Continue Reading

On Jun 6, 2007, at 11:33 AM, John Collins wrote: > > I've searched your site, but didn't find a way to convert the list > of email addresses to a MySQL DB. Maybe it is an option, but I > just missed it. (I think I've seen mention of MySQL here and there > in these emails.) There's a simple script that'll do what you'd like here: http://mojo.skazat.com/support/documentation-dada-2_10_14/ dada_subscribers_plaintext2sql.pl.html It's located in the: dada/extras/scripts directory of the actuall ...Continue Reading

Look here in the Misc category. http://mojo.skazat.com/support/documentation-dada-2_10_14/ __________________________________________ Bruce Scherzinger * bruce@PROTECTED John Collins wrote: > > I've searched your site, but didn't find a way to convert the list of > email addresses to a MySQL DB. Maybe it is an option, but I just > missed it. (I think I've seen mention of MySQL here and there in these > emails.) > > Seems like a good idea. Then addresses could be added to the list > when ...Continue Reading

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:27:47 -0700 John Collins wrote: > All addresses, yea even mine and yours, bounce once in while. > Therefore, over an infinite number of mailings the entire subscriber > list will be purged. Know what ? Your comment made me think of John Maynard Keynes (1883– 1946), British economist : "Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead." Your assumption is that all bounces are equal. When actually they are not. A "Domain ...Continue Reading

I've searched your site, but didn't find a way to convert the list of email addresses to a MySQL DB. Maybe it is an option, but I just missed it. (I think I've seen mention of MySQL here and there in these emails.) Seems like a good idea. Then addresses could be added to the list when a PHP entry form or a shopping cart purchase is made. ...Continue Reading

If I understand this correctly, I left an item on the Sourceforge wish list that would do this if implemented. It goes something like: an item that is on the bounce list is removed from the list if subsequent email blasts are successfully delivered (not bounced). Reasoning: All addresses, yea even mine and yours, bounce once in while. It could be the position of the planets or maybe there's an internet equivalent of biorhythm where it just gets testy once in while. Under the current bounce handling system the ...Continue Reading

I've gotten interested in this little project: http://recaptcha.net It may prove an interesting alternative to the present CAPTCHA system in Dada Mail. One of the nice things that it does have is the ability to use *sound* instead of just images - which will help people who have difficulty seeing. I'll let everyone know how well I fare in hacking it into Dada Mail :) Cheers, ...Continue Reading

On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 12:43:34AM -0600, Dada Mail (Justin Simoni) wrote: > > I added a new backend type to DadaMail: SQLite. Awesome! SQLite is a great, small database. We've used it on production websites that have small datasets in lieu of bringing a big SQL engine online to do minimal lifting. William ...Continue Reading

I added a new backend type to DadaMail: SQLite. It's a *very* simple, small and fast SQL flavor and the entire database is one file. Kinda neat. I decided to play around with it, since it would be a good tool to use for automated testing purposes, but hey, it may also seem interesting for actual live usage. There's wasn't any new code I had to write, since the SQL stuff for MySQL and/or Postgres was already compatible. That was neat as well. Cheers, ...Continue Reading