We get asked quite a bit about if it’s possible to import an already existing mailing list into Dada Mail, as well as if it’s possible to export a mailing list out. The answer to both of these questions is a resounding, yes! The above screen cast should demo both of these abilities quite nicely. (Sorry for the cracklin’
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New to Dada Mail v10.4.0 is the ability to upload images right into the Rich Text Editor you’ll find in the Send a Message screen just by either copying and pasting the image from a graphics program, or just dragging and dropping an image from your computer’s file manger. Check out the above screencast to see how.
These two new
… Read the restUse Amazon SES with Dada Mail for Inexpensive and Very Effective Email Marketing
Sending using Amazon SES for huge daily quotas, and fast delivery!
Dada Mail loves Amazon SES! Coupled with Dada Mail, Amazon’s Simple Email Service gives you the horsepower you need, and the deliverability you desire at a price point that rivals any mailing list service, while also keep your freedom to switch to perhaps a better option in the future,
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I work with a whole lot of different clients in making sure their mass mailings are going out successfully. One of the pressing issues they’re always worried about is: did my message actually get sent out?
Although we can’t ultimately control where a message will be delivered when it finds itself into a mail client, we can do our best
… Read the restUse Dada Mail to create a mass mailing from a blog feed, then send it on a recurring schedule
In Dada Mail v10.3.0, the ability to mass mail the content of a blog’s feed was added. We’re going to go over the steps on how to send thtis type of message, then how to send out the mass mailing on a recurring schedule that will be sent whenever new content in the feed is available. That way, we’ll be
… Read the restDiscussion Lists: Why is the From: header being rewritten?
Recently, I’ve been getting many people wondering why, when running a discussion list in Bridge, that the From: header is rewritten from it’s original form, say:
From: "Subscriber Name" <subscriber@their-domain.com>
to something else completely :
From: "Subscriber Name subscriber@their-domain.com [List Name]" <list.email@your-domain.com>
In my first example, the name of the subscriber (Subscriber Name) occupies the phrase of the
Review: InMotion Hosting for Dada Mail
I recently gave an InMotion Hosting a test drive, to see how it would fair as platform to run Dada Mail, along with the rest of your site. I’m happy to report back that it’s just about as perfect as a shared hosting account can be for Dada Mail.
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You’ve asked, we (finally!) answered: v10.2.0 of Dada Mail supports CAPTCHA on the initial signup form!
Although the app has supported CAPTCHA for many years for a whole bunch of things in the app, we never added support for the initial signup form. We were worried about the usability of forcing your potential subscribers to solve a CAPTCHA.
Segmentation And Mass Mailing in Dada Mail
Dada Mail has the ability to send to only part of your mailing list (Segmentation).
We’re going to start with a list set up with a few Profile Fields:
first_name, last_name, city, state, favorite_color, _secret
Here’s a sampling of the csv file I’m going to import into my own mailing list:
angelina.mcintyre376@yahoo.com,Angelina,Mcintyre,Vernon,NV,,that,IAMneoTj alex.holt126@yahoo.com,Alex,Holt,Milton,ID,,watch,kDaCRtzm isaiah.rodriguez161@blah,Isaiah,Rodriguez,Kingston,MT,yellow,day,TiepsAau caroline.albert564@aol.com,Caroline,Albert,Ashland,DC,,place,nkg5PhuY angelina.hudson750@gmail.com,Angelina,Hudson,Salem,WA,,house,wfHs5ZaC payton.mcguire914@msn.com,Payton,Mcguire,Riverside,NV,,more,ZpxOkY2f lucas.barnes666@pobox.com,Lucas,Barnes,Mount,WI,,this,4CQ3wQ97… Read the rest
How to turn any Dada Mail install into a Pro Dada install
Pro Dada is a distribution of Dada Mail that is shipped without any mailing list, or subscriber quotas, as well as direct email support available. It’s our commercial offering of Pro Dada, and what funds further development of the app. Here’s more about Pro Dada
Many people start with Dada Mail (in fact, we suggest to try Dada Mail first,
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