I was directed to this forum from the php forum since my isp has made changes and php mail has been taking too long (5 hours for < 400 e-mails). I am a noob to perl and I have looked on the forums and google, but since I am a noob, I really don't know what I am looking for!!!
I need a script that will send out a mass mailing (at this time I have 1700+ subscribers to my site) with html or plain text, would read the file into the body of the e-mail, and would allow for attachments (would be used occasionally). I need this to read e-mails from mysql table with members e-mail addresses. Are the headers for perl mail any different than php mail? I would assume no, since a header is a header?
I have contacted my isp and I can run perl scripts and I have access to smtp on my server if that makes a difference. I won't be able to place any third party executables, only scripts.
What advice to you have? I am not looking for someone to code a solution for me, but point me in the correct direction to learn and/or if there is a pre-made script. Learning perl probably wouldn't hurt me!
Thank you for your time and consideration,

