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Mail sent with Receive Mail set to No
I've recently noticed that my Links SQL mailer is sending mail to Users who have Receive Mail set to No. I discover this because I have some bad addresses in the database, and rather than delete them (because the remaining information may still be valid), I've been turning off their ability to receive mail... so I thought.

When the mailer is told to send to All Users, at least some of the Users with Receive Mail marked No are still being selected and mailed to... and it is very important that this be prevented, since the mail list is strictly opt-in.

Any ideas how this might happen and how to fix it?

Alan Frayer
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I just took a look at the code, and it's been the same working code for many years (it has always added in the condition that ReceiveMail is Yes). One thing to check is before you actually send the newsletter, click on the Details link, and then view the list of recipients.

Adrian
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I just took a look at the code, and it's been the same working code for many years (it has always added in the condition that ReceiveMail is Yes). One thing to check is before you actually send the newsletter, click on the Details link, and then view the list of recipients.
I'll watch more carefully, and if there is anything I can provide to help trap a possible bug, let me know.

As for checking the list, our Directory contains over 1,000 names, which we mail to daily, so it isn't the easiest thing to verify. That's why we rely on bounce messages and the ReceiveMail value. If there was something that overrode that value or might prevent it from reading the record properly, I'd love to know it!

Alan Frayer
Don't just read the news - make the news!
Your World News - http://yourworldnews.frayernet.com
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You can always search for users who have ReceiveMail = No, and then search for those users in the mailings list.

Adrian