Setting up SES correctly for email sending is a multi-step process. This will take a while so grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and let’s get started :) In this post we will be covering the essentials of setting up a robust production-grade SES system with Configuration Sets, Event Destinations, SNS Topics, Cloudwatch to capture bounces and complaints, and Account Suppression Lists. Add your Domain as a verified identity To get started, we need to verify an email address or a domain with SES....
It’s 2023 and we have spent about a year building Pendable - yet another email-sending service (YAESS). Well technically Pendable is not a new MTA, we use Amazon SES to send emails, but we built an entire system to handle the nuances around SES and add some missing features to SES that we sorely missed. To be honest, we love SES. We love how price-effective it is. We love how robust it is and how it makes you strive hard to keep your email lists clean and your bounce rate low....