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    <p>Does anyone know of a plugin or something that can be used to send bulk emails for a Rails app?</p> <p>Specifically, I'd like to be able to pass an HTML email file to a rake task or something and have it emailed out to everyone who has signed up to my site and checked the "please send me info about XXX" box.</p> <p>I wrote kind of a hacked-together version for myself, but I'd like something that throttles itself somewhat smartly and can pick up where it left off if interrupted.</p> <p><strong>Update</strong>: I eventually broke down and got out my credit card and signed up for a <em>real</em> bulk email service, and damn was that the right choice. The resulting emails are very professional, they have built-in analytics, also integrate with Google Analytics, and it's awesome for a ton of other reasons.</p> <p>If you're looking to do bulk emails with Rails, I would suggest using the <a href="http://mailchimp.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mailchimp</a> service (here's my <a href="http://mailchimp.com/?aid=43f492c80ae71fa07dfae4d64&amp;afl=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">affiliate link</a> that has a bonus on signup) along with the <a href="http://github.com/bgetting/hominid" rel="nofollow noreferrer">hominid gem</a>. This will allow you to sync all your user emails from your database to Mailchimp, then use a real bulk service instead of some crappy patched together one.</p> <p><strong>Another Update</strong>: I heard about <a href="http://sandglaz.com/blog_posts/25-Maktoub-a-simple-newsletter-engine-%20for-Rails" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Maktoub</a> today, and it's pretty much exactly what I was describing. Disclaimer: I have never used it and would still probably steer clear and go with a paid service, but it's still probably better than rolling you own.</p>
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