From f2c67a5010cdee72104b7a16b48804b3a77b80da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Atwood Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:21:08 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] remove mandrill RIP --- config/locales/server.en.yml | 7 ++++--- docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml index 4d81a8cd7f4..db5287e7859 100644 --- a/config/locales/server.en.yml +++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml @@ -1494,9 +1494,9 @@ en: - If you run your own mail server, check to make sure the IPs of your mail server are [not on any email blacklists][4]. Also verify that it is definitely sending a fully-qualified hostname that resolves in DNS in its HELO message. If not, this will cause your email to be rejected by many mail services. - - Send a test email to [mail-tester.com][mt] to verify that everything is working correctly. + - We highly recommend you **send a test email to [mail-tester.com][mt]** to verify that all the above is working correctly. - (The *easy* way is to create a free account on [Mandrill][md] or [Mailgun][mg] or [Mailjet][mj], which have free generous free mailing plans and will be fine for small communities. You'll still need to set up the SPF and DKIM records in your DNS, though!) + (The *easy* way is to create a free account on [SendGrid][sg], [SparkPost][sp], [Mailgun][mg] or [Mailjet][mj], which have free generous free mailing plans and will be fine for small communities. You'll still need to set up the SPF and DKIM records in your DNS, though!) We hope you received this email deliverability test OK! @@ -1511,7 +1511,8 @@ en: [4]: http://whatismyipaddress.com/blacklist-check [7]: http://dkimcore.org/tools/dkimrecordcheck.html [8]: http://www.openspf.org/SPF_Record_Syntax - [md]: http://mandrill.com + [sg]: https://sendgrid.com/ + [sp]: https://www.sparkpost.com/ [mg]: http://www.mailgun.com/ [mj]: https://www.mailjet.com/pricing [mt]: http://www.mail-tester.com/ diff --git a/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md b/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md index 2a0965077e5..b955c7e17a3 100644 --- a/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md +++ b/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Email is required for new account signups and notifications. **Test your email t - You got the test email? Great! **Read that email closely**, it has important email deliverability tips. - You didn't get the test email? This means your users probably aren't getting any signup or notification emails either. -Email deliverability can be hard. We strongly recommend using dedicated email services like [Mandrill](http://mandrill.com), [MailGun](http://www.mailgun.com/), or [MailJet](https://www.mailjet.com/), which offer generous free plans that work fine for most communities. +Email deliverability can be hard. We strongly recommend using dedicated email services like [SendGrid](https://sendgrid.com/), [SparkPost](https://www.sparkpost.com/), [MailGun](http://www.mailgun.com/), or [MailJet](https://www.mailjet.com/), which offer generous free plans that work fine for most communities. If you'd like to enable *replying* to topics via email, [see this howto](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-reply-via-email-support/14003).