people not getting my emails from 'announcements' is my server blacklisted?

[steve51184]

hey guys i run a forum with 90k members and send out announcements every week to about 1k of them and have been doing so for a long time but after sending an announcement out to all 90k members a few weeks ago people are no longer getting my emails/announcements... ether there email providers (gmail, hotmail etc) is blocking them or there getting added to there spam list

is my server now 'blacklisted' as a spam server for sending out so many emails? if so how do i go about getting it unblacklisted?

also after checking my servers ip via http://www.mxtoolbox.com/blacklists.aspx it says it's not blacklisted???

[Kill Em All]

I'm not sure how up to date that tool is...

Your server might have amount of emails to be sent out per hour or something. Considering you are sending a 1000 once a week and sometimes more, you might have hit a number and the server isn't sending them and delaying the send time so it doesn't overload your server. I think there is a way to contact companies like AOL and gmail to ask if you are black listed.

[steve51184]

I'm not sure how up to date that tool is...

Your server might have amount of emails to be sent out per hour or something. Considering you are sending a 1000 once a week and sometimes more, you might have hit a number and the server isn't sending them and delaying the send time so it doesn't overload your server. I think there is a way to contact companies like AOL and gmail to ask if you are black listed.

forgot to say it's a dedicated server so i don't think there is any limits on the server

[flapjack]

you can always configure it to send through your email account (eg. gmail)

[steve51184]

how do i set it to do that? (and yes i use gmail)

also wont gmail block me if i'm sending 80k emails through there servers?

[flapjack]

yes, 80k might be a problem . maybe it's time to look for dedicated solution then?

[Kill Em All]

flapjack, google will limit your amount of emails you send out to.

Check with your host, just because its a dedicated server, doesn't mean it doesn't have limits set. Most likely it doesn't, but you never know.

Make sure this setting isn't set:
Administration Center » Mail » Settings

[steve51184]

yes, 80k might be a problem . maybe it's time to look for dedicated solution then?

my server is dedicated

Check with your host, just because its a dedicated server, doesn't mean it doesn't have limits set. Most likely it doesn't, but you never know.

how can My server have limits?

Make sure this setting isn't set:
Administration Center » Mail » Settings

what setting?

[flapjack]

it's not server limits we are talking about, it's your provider's limits

[steve51184]

it's not server limits we are talking about, it's your provider's limits

ahhhh

[Kill Em All]

Plus all servers have load limits. You can only push it so hard before it starts crying.

[steve51184]

Plus all servers have load limits. You can only push it so hard before it starts crying.

my load is always under 1

[Adish - (F.L.A.M.E.R)]

What is the link of your website? I might have your IP checked at various places just incase.

[steve51184]

What is the link of your website? I might have your IP checked at various places just incase.

pm'd you my ip

[steve51184]

so is there no way or testing this or helping me etc?

[Adish - (F.L.A.M.E.R)]

Last time I checked, everything regarding the IP was fine. I am out of ideas. Sorry about it. I'll ask someone to look into it if they have anything in their mind.

Edit: Booha! I got another idea. What control panel you use for your server ? Sorry I can't recall if I asked you this in the PM. Please let me know about it.

[steve51184]

thank you

[Adish - (F.L.A.M.E.R)]

erm, just look into the edit.

[steve51184]

Edit: Booha! I got another idea. What control panel you use for your server ? Sorry I can't recall if I asked you this in the PM. Please let me know about it.

i use ispconfig along with webmin

[Adish - (F.L.A.M.E.R)]

Have a look here: http://doxfer.com/Webmin/SendmailConfiguration

Section: Editing global Sendmail options

Try looking into the limitations on emails. I think there are some default limits set.