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0 pointskillingtime744y ago0 comments

I’ve never worked with emails, could you not send these first emails yourself and not use SES

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EnderWT4y ago· 3 in thread

Have you looked into what SES or other email services provide? Sending emails is easy, while actually getting them delivered is harder. You have to make sure you're not getting flagged as spam, can handle bouncebacks, etc.

Here's one discussion: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/371/how-do-you-make-sure...

toomanybeersies4y ago

In GP's case, they probably could'e arranged with the client's sysadmins to whitelist the IP they were sending emails from.

indigo9454y ago

Not getting flagged as spam isn't actually that hard, though. Besides, if you're using SES or some other hosted SMTP service, you still have to set up SPF for your domain, so you haven't even really gained much comfort. The only really useful thing is to gain an ip address with a high reputation, but you can generally get those at any reputable hosting provider as well. Just don't try sending emails from your residential internet connection.

killingtime74OP4y ago

Ah I understand that part but if it’s going to a big client who knows the emails are coming is it besides the point? I understand day to day

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