Switching from Mailchimp to open-source Mailtrain and AWS SES

Re:Switching from Mailchimp to open-source Mailtrain and AWS... by bombcar on Sunday May 23, 2021 @10:02PM (#27260446)

SES requires you to know what you’re doing with setup, etc - mailchimp et al hand-hold you through all that.

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Re:Switching from Mailchimp to open-source Mailtrain and AWS... by Braxton_Hicks on Sunday May 23, 2021 @10:11PM (#27260485)

But if you do know what you're doing - like myself and many other engineers - you don't need hand holding.

I would not consider SES "shit" because it does not baby-sit you throughout the setup process. The documentation was solid, and I had a lot of freedom to customize a solution specific to my use case. Overall working SES has been an enjoyable experience.

But maybe my mind will change 1 billion emails later haha we'll see.

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Re:Switching from Mailchimp to open-source Mailtrain and AWS... by bombcar on Sunday May 23, 2021 @10:43PM (#27260640)

I agree. When testing the various SES was more involved but seemed to work fine. If you follow the standard procedures and aren’t a spammer (even a respectable spammer) it should work fine.

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