Hello newage,
I think the reason it is taking so long is that it is working as designed.
Take a look at your config.php file and you will see
- Code: Select all
# batch processing
# if you are on a shared host, it will probably be appreciated if you don't send
# out loads of emails in one go. To do this, you can configure batch processing.
# Please note, the following two values can be overridden by your ISP by using
# a server wide configuration. So if you notice these values to be different
# in reality, that may be the case
and a little lower down you will see
- Code: Select all
define('MAILQUEUE_THROTTLE',nn);
where
nn is the number of seconds between messages. You can make it go faster by reducing this number but if you send them too fast you may get grief from your hosting service particularly if you are on a shared host. (Mine has an acceptable use policy of no more than 500/hour, so I set
nn to 8, which works out at 450 messages/hour.)
Also if you start throwing messages at some ISPs at too high a rate they will assume you are spamming and none will get through and you may well be blacklisted. This is independent of the mailer you are using, so it would be the same with Maxbulk.