System and method for dynamic throttling during bulk message delivery

A processor-based system on a server configured for dynamic message throttling, the processor-based system comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory;
• workflow modules, in the form of computer control logic stored in the memory, configured to perform, in combination with the processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a plurality of processing steps including at least:
• (a) identifying a message pool to be processed, the message pool comprising a plurality of messages,
• (b) partitioning the message pool into a plurality of subdivisions, and
• (c) performing one or more processing steps while a delivery window is open, including at least:
• (i) opening a first subdivision for processing, yielding an open subdivision,
• (ii) selecting a message from the open subdivision, yielding a selected message,
• (iii) performing a plurality of processing steps on the selected message, and
• (iv) pausing zero or more units of time;
• wherein the steps of (ii) selecting a message from the open subdivision and (iii) performing a plurality of processing steps on the selected message are based on whether a predetermined number of messages from the open subdivision have been sent, and when the predetermined number of messages from the open subdivision have been sent, opening a second subdivision and performing steps (ii)-(iii) on messages in the second subdivision;
• an interface configured to dispatch aspects of the selected message for subsequent delivery to a message recipient;
• a repository configured to preserve aspects of the results of the plurality of processing steps;
• and
• an administrator.