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CGI vs PHP mailer

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Douglas:
Why not just use a mailing list server?  Would be quicker, you send one email, the mailing list server handles the rest of it for you.

Rochen:
It’s very possible that your hosting provider may have flood controls in place to help prevent malicious users from mail-bombing as easily using their service.

Running PHP as a CGI? More power to them! Running PHP as a CGI is a fantastic idea as it makes tracking stuff like abusive users a dream come true. It adds to the overall server load, but reduces the individual load on the Apache service.

However, using the CGI version of PHP does have some falls backs like PHP configuration options can’t be set in a htaccess file. We haven’t personally implemented it though, due to user feedback and dislike at the idea.

As said above, the only difference in the speed between PHP and CGI mailers would be the php.ini configuration. At the end of the day though, it comes down to the mail server configuration.

Verio are generally a top-notch hosting provider, so I would advise you contact them (if you haven't already) and see what they have to say about the whole issue. There isn't much more we can suggest here without knowing how Verio have their mail server’s setup.

Good luck! :)

Chris

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