Emailing using Goldmine Contact Manager.

[ContactG]

We are emailing to approximately 1,000 addresses when we send out a bulk email. This can take some time, several hours when using Goldmine. My Manager claims he can do it in Outlook in minutes. Is Goldmine not functioning properly. Is it capable of sending email instantaneously?

 

[dlreeves]

We use Goldmine for broadcast email all the time with no problems. What version are you using? Are you using the email templates? Did you create a filter for the emails or a group?

 

[ContactG]

I am using 6.0 and did set up a filter. I did read last night that setting up a filter as a group can speed things up.

 

[richardy]

Hi,

Are you running Exchange? If so your manager sends them out, but they haven't gone, Exchange is still chugging away in the background sending them.

Having said that, it still shouldn't take you hours!

Try reindexing...

Regards,

Richard.
PRIOR Analytics UK

http://www.prior-analytics.com

 

[dlreeves]

Another question is if whether you are using the Goldmine Mail Client to send these emails or the new Outlook feature found in 6.X GM. If there is no reason that you have to use Outlook to send you blast of emails, try using the Goldmine Email Client and send them out that way. This will also allow you to create a history record of the send in the History Tab of the GM Contact.
Don Reeves
SCSI Business Solutions, LLC

http://www.scsi-usa.com