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Throttling message delivery

If you are attempting to send messages using the "Send via my SMTP server" method and find that your ISP is limiting the volume of outgoing email, you can instruct Direct Mail to "throttle back" the amount of mail it sends at one time.

To throttle message delivery:

Step 1

Choose Direct Mail > Preferences...

Step 2

Click "SMTP Accounts".

Step 3

Choose the SMTP account that you want to throttle.

Step 4

Check the "Send no more than (20) messages at a time to SMTP server" check box and enter the maximum number of messages you want delivered per connection.

Step 5

Optionally, check the "Wait in between connections" check box if you want Direct Mail to pause in between connections to your SMTP server.

One alternative to delivery throttling is to use e3 Delivery Service to send your message. e3 Delivery Service does not limit the amount of email you are allowed to send.

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