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Re: Mandrill - Transactional Email from MailChimp

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cmorrisrsg wrote: post #18
zbailey wrote: post #16

Looks awesome! I'm curious, there seem to be quite a few transactional mail services on the come-up these days, each with their own little bit of special sauce (SendGrid, Amazon SES, PostMark, et al). If I were evaluating Mandrill in addition to those services, what are the main things I should focus on that really sets Mandrill apart from those other providers?

There are a few things that we think set Mandrill apart from the pack. Our application is designed with responsiveness in mind, and we have mobile application on both of the major platforms so you can get access to your email stats and reputation wherever you are. We have search and analytics deeply ingrained in the application in a way that is fairly unique - letting you see your emails in context and trying to deri…

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Re: Mandrill - Transactional Email from MailChimp

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Post by sandstrom »

cmorrisrsg wrote: post #2

Hey - I'm Chad, the project lead for Mandrill. I'd be happy to answer any questions you guys might have.

I've tried to sign up but you wouldn't take my password ("the input must contain at least one number or symbol"). Although a minimum length make sense, requiring a symbol doesn't. Would be great if you could remove it!

See this for discussions on the subject: http://tech.dropbox.com/?p=165 http://xkcd.com/936/

Re: Mandrill - Transactional Email from MailChimp

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Post by snowmanco »

brittohalloran wrote: post #5
brittohalloran wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So how does this compare to something like SendGrid? More or less a direct competitor? I noticed you can only send mail via the API (no SMTP relay). Any other notable differences?

Cancel that -- you CAN do a simple SMTP relay. Looks like a solid service. I'll consider switching. Your free plan is about twice what SendGrid offers.

One thing to not is that mandrill has a limit of 25/day.

Re: Mandrill - Transactional Email from MailChimp

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Post by Ecio78 »

sandstrom wrote: post #43
cmorrisrsg wrote: post #2

Hey - I'm Chad, the project lead for Mandrill. I'd be happy to answer any questions you guys might have.

I've tried to sign up but you wouldn't take my password ("the input must contain at least one number or symbol"). Although a minimum length make sense, requiring a symbol doesn't. Would be great if you could remove it! See this for discussions on the subject: http://tech.dropbox.com/?p=165 http://xkcd.com/936/

I've not tried to signup but according to the error you're reporting, you must either have a number OR a symbol, so you're not required to put a symbol. Having said that, have you ever tried to fulfil the requirements for a strong Active Directory password? :)

Re: Mandrill - Transactional Email from MailChimp

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Post by Ecio78 »

listic wrote: post #45
cmorrisrsg wrote: post #2

Hey - I'm Chad, the project lead for Mandrill. I'd be happy to answer any questions you guys might have.

What is "transactional email" ?

I suppose something that carries some operational information and/or that is worth to be tracked, like "you've subscribed to our service", "your order is ready for shipping", "this is your password reset link", "your credit card has been charged.." etc opposed to mails like "hi Deb, how was the party last night?" that are merely informative / casual conversation (of course nothing stops you from sending this kind of mails with "transactional mail providers" and keepin track of relative metrics :))

Re: Mandrill - Transactional Email from MailChimp

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Post by cschmidt »

listic wrote: post #45
cmorrisrsg wrote: post #2

Hey - I'm Chad, the project lead for Mandrill. I'd be happy to answer any questions you guys might have.

What is "transactional email" ?

Another distinction is that you typically send transaction email to a single person, because some transaction has happened. Bulk email you send a (perhaps customized) email to an entire list of recipients in one go.
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