Bulk Email Guidelines
Whilst we do allow low-volume mailing lists on our servers, we do ask that users adhere to the following guidelines when sending out mailing lists or other bulk mailings.
- only low volume mailing lists are permitted
- all subscribers must be opted in, preferably doubt opt-in
- every email must contain clear unsubscription instructions
- mailings must not be sent all at once, batch sending must be used
- no more than 200 emails per hour
- must be sent outside of normal UK working hours, preferably between the hours of midnight and 6AM
- if a script can be configured to return bounces to the user, this must be done. If we receive an unacceptable number of bounces, we may disable your script or request that you change to one that is more configurable
- scripts found to be using too many resources, whether because of poor coding or large mailings or something else, may be disabled without prior notice if we deem it necessary to the stability of the server
Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in access to your site being restricted and/or suspension of the account. If you have any questions about these guidelines, please contact us via the helpdesk at http://helpdesk.sonnetuk.info/