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Can you use mailchimp to send dynamic emails with their API? For example, from a PHP script when a new user joins your site?

• duvander 16y ago
  That is precisely what they've launched on top of SES.
• mildweed 16y ago
  Yes, using their pseudo-transactional campaigns. I'm using it right now on multiple sites. Which makes me wonder why they decided to build on SES, they've already got the functionality there... http://blog.mailchimp.com/transactional-email-support/ http://blog.mailchimp.com/transactional-email-support/
  • jonursenbach 16y ago
    Probably because they were pseudo-transactional.
    • cmorrisrsg 16y ago
      Copying this from my blog comment answering the same question... Pseudo-transactional campaigns are very "pseudo". MailChimp campaigns require static predefined content. If you actually wanted to vary the content from recipient to recipient, you need to find a way to stuff the dynamic content into merge fields as you send which can cause latency and concurrency issues. Also, since pseudo-transactional campaigns uses our sending infrastructure tuned for large bulk mailing, the delivery times are somewhat longer (on the order of minutes) for pseudo-transactional campaigns, vs seconds for STS.