Oscommerce v2.3.3.4 send email to newsletter subscribers

Question

I am using oscommerce v2.3.3.4 and any emails sent to All Newsletter Subscribers using 'Send Email' option under Tools aren't being delivered. According to oscommerce, they are being sent - but I'm not receiving anything.

I can however send emails using the same method to all customers or individual customers, so there doesn't appear to be any issues with the sendmail option under the configuration.

I have checked the database and newsletter subscribers are being captured in the newsletter_subscriber table.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

I suspect you need to check your reverse DNS settings as your mail is probably being blocked as spam.

Sending bulk mail shots from your webserver is not advisable these days. Look to using Amazon SES or an easier option is to use a newsletter managements system such as Mail Chimp