Test mailing
When you test a mailing, Aurea List Manager creates the message for a random recipient of your list. However, instead of sending this mailing to the member, it sends it to you. In this way, you can see exactly what the mailing is going to look like for your recipients. Testing a mailing is especially important if you are using conditional content, scripting, or any special formatting.
Note
Aurea List Manager creates the mailing for the recipient(s), but redirects it to you so receive a message addressed to someone else.
The mailing has not been sent to your list, or to the person whose email address is on your test mailing.
If you or others in your organization have difficulty receiving messages addressed to someone else, you may set Utilities > Administration > Server > Server Settings > Advanced > Enable Features > Use Real Recipient Address When Merging Test Messages to Yes
The table below explains the options available in Test Mailing page:
| Field Name | Description |
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| Name |
The name of the mailing you're testing. |
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Subject |
The subject of the mailing you're testing. |
| Send Test To |
The email address(es) where the test messages should be sent. By default, your email address is here, but you can send these test messages to any email address. Specify multiple email addresses to which to send test messages with a comma. For example, |
| Test Sample Size |
The number of sample messages you want to receive. If you select 10, for example, you receive ten separate messages, all addressed to recipients of your list, but redirected to you so you can see what the message is going to look like for them. The sample is randomly selected from your list(s) or subset(s). |
| Perform Spam Analysis |
Aurea List Manager can analyze your message using Spam Assassin, a popular anti-spam program used by many people. Your message is going to be subjected to a number of tests and assigned a score; the lower the score, the less likely your message is going to be filtered as spam. If your message fails a particular spam-detection test, Spam Assassin assigns it a certain number of points. After all of the tests are complete, your points are summed and presented as a total score. Lower scores are better, they indicate that your message has fewer traits common to junk mail. Ideally, you want to get your message close to 0 points. Some of Spam Assassin's tests work the other way around: if you pass them, they assign your message a certain number of negative points. This helps reduce your overall score. The first test recipient receives an email message for each test message sent, with the final score and an explanation of how the score was reached. For more information, see Spam Assassin Note Email standards and anti-spam rules are based on complex algorithms, and some of Spam Assassin's results may require the explanation of a Systems Administrator. Our technical staff has years of experience with email filtering, and we offer that expertise to our software and hosting customers who have support contracts. For information on this contact your account executive. If you do not know who your account executive is, or for other queries, contact us through our website. |
| EmailAdvisor Service |
If you subscribe to EmailAdvisor, you may opt to audit your mailing as part of a test before sending it. You may additionally opt to use the EmailAdvisor service when creating your mailing so that it is audited when it is sent to your list or segment. When using the EmailAdvisor service for a test, the test mailing initially shows that the message is being sent to a larger number of recipients than you specify. As the test progresses, the size of the mailing matches the Test Sample Size you have specified. |
| Blacklist Monitor |
Blacklist Monitor checks the all the domains and IP addresses in your message, including those contained in your message content, and sees if any of them are listed in any of over 300 Internet blacklists. |
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Inbox Snapshot |
Inbox Snapshot captures what your message looks like in more than forty email clients. It shows you what the message looks like both in the preview and main message panes, with and without images. Inbox Snapshot also includes a spell check, HTML validator and link validator to ensure that your message looks right. |
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Delivery Monitor and Content Analyzer |
Delivery Monitor checks if the message has been received at more than forty ISPs and email providers, and if so, whether it reached the main mailbox or the bulk folder. It can also show if there have been changes in deliverability during the course of your campaign. Content Analyzer tests your campaign against thirty spam filters, and shows you what elements of your message make it prone to be filtered as spam. Select which Delivery Monitor and Content Analyzer audits to run from the drop-down list. |
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Reports Sent To |
The email address EmailAdvisor reports are sent to. |