# Email Sending

Work in progress

This document is still under development.

# Tehchnical

As we don't want to get stuck with any spesific email provider, we should use django-anymail (opens new window) and at least two providers. (Free / pay as you go plans will get us a long way.)
Email marketing should be done via a separate tool so it gets done correctly.
We need to build a log dashboard for admins. (See anymail docs (opens new window), issue #27 (opens new window).)
We should track all emails sent to be able to respond to support questions ("I didn't get confirmation email.") and abuse/errors (for example act if user marks valid emails as spam). Mailgun webhook docs (opens new window), Anymail webhook docs (opens new window).
We should have an easy way to create and use email templates. Should investigate Maizzle (opens new window).
All transactional emails need to be rewritten and documented.
Webhooks from sending backends need to be properly implemented so that things won't get out of sync. (For example if someone unsubscribe from the list, they should be changed in Djang db as well, or if they change their email, their list email probably needs changing as well etc.)
We currently have an inconsistent way for figuring out the users primary email. This should be implemented in dead-simple and fullproof way.

As an admin I should be able to investigate all sent emails through easily searchable and long lasting local logs.