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Can I use Cox SMTP to send mail without showing my Cox email address to recipients?
Basically I have my own domain (registered with GoDaddy, hosted with a small hosting company, and the domain's email service currently provided by Google Apps).
I want to run a mail-merge with Word and Outlook to send emails to folks I'm running a contest for, but Google doesn't like me sending so many emails so quickly.
I was wondering if I can use my ISP (Cox) SMTP to send the emails, without revealing my cox email address (they would only see admin@mydomainname.com). Is that possible?
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CmdrKeene
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I figured. I've been trying to determine if it's possible for me to install web server software on my PC and PHP and just write a script and do it from home. I'm pretty naive there though, I don't know if PHP's mail function just sends mail packets out into the web or if you have to give it an SMTP server.
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goeres
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smtp.cox.net is an open relay from the cox network but will block you if you are spamming. I currently have some emails that come from my router that bounce off of that with no issues. Those are only 1 or 2 emails a week though and not excessive or "spammy".
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Nevermind. I give up trying to figure Cox out.
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