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Perl based mailer, verifier
Bid Request Id: 8334
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Description:
We have 3 applications that require an expert PERL programmer and server specialist. You need to understand SMTP, email and server infrastructure as well as PERL.
TERMS: 25% upfront - balance due on completion.
We also give you server and application access.
1.) CGI based mailer.
- Currently runs on a dedicated server
- Currently sends the message info through PROXY server (open port 8080) from the dedicated server (where the mailer resides) to a network of IP addresses residing on 2 other dedicated server networks. The mail job is split off among available IPs on the network.
- Mail is processed through these IPs by sending through BLIND relay servers or SOCKS (1080) proxies (both).
OBJECTIVE: We notice not all the mail is being delivered and think this is caused by either not maximizing the SOCK (port1080) connections or bad relays. We need you to take a look at the script and test/ monitor and improve deliverability output without harming speed (or causing it to stall).
2.) CGI HARVESTER: We have a server-side harvester as well. This checks foreign IP ranges for blind relays and then "feeds" the mailer with the results. It also checks SOCKs locations periodically on the web using a harvester portion to gather 1080 socks.
OBJECTIVE: This application is not properly searching in multiple IP locations (at once) and takes too long to gather results. Also we feel the relays and socks that are harvested are not lasting very long at all (sometimes only a few minutes) and when this info is "fed" to the mailer it seems to be hurting mailer performance.
3.) CGI Verifier: Currently checks domain and then users on each domain. Current script is not working properly and is showing all addresses as "bad".
OBJECTIVE: We need this application to be able to properly test and verify email addresses.
Long term installation and support work is also offered (daily) as we have over 50 clients that use our solutions. We need a good partner!
Deliverables:
Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. Complete copyrights to all work purchased.
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$3,000 (USD)
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Feb 15, 2002
9:02:29 PM EDT
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I put $3000 down as a ROM based on a rough guess 8 days of work with the limited information available.
This is clearly a ball-of-string problem (how long is a ball of string). Î'm sure you realize that this means that there is no way that an expert programmer will do it at a fixed-price rate.
It looks to me like this is 2-4 days of work per application unless something is very wrong with your infrastructure and I spend a week hunting things down.
No matter what, you will know in advance what each script costs to fix.
I am a professional developer and application designer. Not a script kiddie.
If you think that the amount is too high, then either I am overestimating the complexity of your problem and am overqualified for your needs, or you are understimating the cost of such work and we will not want to work together.
My charge rate is $US80/hour if the schedule is flexible (If I get 3 weeks to solve this, assuming 6 days of work). Otherwise, if the schedule is tighter (IE you need me to spend all day on it for 10 days) then my charge rate is $US120/hour, but I will deliver on a tight schedule.
I propose the following:
1/ You let me take a look at your scripts and setup so I can figure out how much work is required with more resolution.
2/ This will require some discussion with some of your staff to see what is going on.
3/ I give you a fixed price per script. I might have to see how much time it takes me for 1 script, and then give you a fixed price for the others, if the scripts are opaque.
Payment terms:
Payment in full of time chared on delivery of each script.
I have my own servers available for most of the work.
Recent noteworthy corporate contracts:
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last 18 months:
UBS Private Banking. Zurich, Switzerland.
(Perl, XML, sendmail, misc proxies & firewalls)
Senior Perl Application Developer. Building and maintaining an enterprise-scale Equity Plans application for the biggest bank in the world. Work included winding useragents through complex firewalls, talking to webservices, security architecture, and managing sendmail queues.
1999-2000
Goldman Sachs
(Perl, Cold Fusion) Built an intranet Content Management System using standardized internal modules.
Built and sold to client a process-management system with an extensive mailing application built in for user notification.
1999
Chello Broadband
Programming Team Lead, User Applications
Programming in PHP,
wrote and modified a webmail client, as well as chat, search (using inktomi), and newsgroup systems.
1997-1999 US Navy Supervisor of Salvage - misc. conracts - data management and systems design
1996 National Transport Safety Board - TWA 800 investigation data management
Database experience:
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Oracle 7-8.1, MySQL, Sybase 10-10.5, MS SQL Server, Access.
For examples of my code, refer to CPAN archive:
module name is SVG.
Also you can check on me at www.perlmonks for user 'hackmare'.
Best regards,
Ronan Oger
Zurich, Switzerland
+1 604 608 2968 (voicemail, fax)
+41 76 527 3552 (tel)
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