Ok,

I've not setup ezinebomb yet, just had a quick look at the /admin/config.html template.

I'm not a great fan of using Sendmail because of the difficulty of processing bounces. On my own server using Listmail, if I use sendmail to mail my lists and any of the emails bounce, they do not get sent back to the script. Basically, the emails get bounced to the default server name.

ie: serverwhatever.aplushosts.com and not whatever@theezine.net

Unless you have access to go in and make changes to Sendmail itself. There are other ways that it can be done, but involves the mailer scripts being setup to force the email address.

SMTP: The best way to send email in my opinion.

To keep it really simple I have found this way to be the best setup.

Have one email address setup as the sender of all the lists.
Make sure you are able to put in the SMTP domain, the username of the email account and the password. A maximum amount to send per hour is very handy too.

ie: 2500 per hour before logging out and logging back in automatically to carry on sending. Does not clog up the server too much and keeps other email accounts flowing. The number to send per hour is best set by the user. No runaway script for hosts to get hot under the collar with.

Have one email address setup as the bounce account, not your catchall email address. Ideally this bounce email address should be sent in the message headers as a "reply-to".

Have a cron setup to check that email account once every 24 hours to process and delete.
Make sure you are able to put in the SMTP domain, the username of the email account and the password.

The reason I mention usernames and passwords for the emails is that a lot of servers will not let you email via scripts without them. I know mine does not, as I found with ARP3. It's a security thing.

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow to you guys that celebrate it.

While you are eating your Turkeys, I'll get these scripts setup and do the email testing.

John