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Setting up the Plug-in to work with your Mail Server

So you have SMTPit Pro or MMEmail installed and you are ready to send email? Great!

The first thing you must do is give the plug-in the settings required to connect to your mail server. Where you enter these settings will depend on how your database is setup.

This article discusses a few examples of how to set up the plug-in to work with your mail server.

Email Sending Speed Considerations

There are many many factors that determine the speed of sending, and with some testing you can pinpoint what exactly is causing a bottleneck.

Some factors that determine the speed include, but are not limited to; database design, scripting, size of the email (e.g. attachments, inline images, etc), speed of the computer running the plug-in, location of the mail server in relation to the the plug-in, connection speed between the mail server and client, and network congestion or a heavily used mail server.

To determine the bottleneck, it will require testing, more testing, and even more testing. Each test will rule out a possible factor, so in the end, the process is simply trial and error.