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Originally Posted by BBM_
So by the middle of next year it is forecast that XC5 users will have the ability to collect newsletter subscribers info as a core part of the package.
This is for a piece of software that is an eCommerce solution where email is the primary form of contact with a customer.
It's terrifying.
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You take my phrase out of the context.
In X-Cart 5 there is the awesome
integration with MailChimp. It looks and works perfectly for most of the merchants. It is much better than the newsletter function that was built into XC4. They not just send your e-mails, but also give suggestions on improving your e-mails and handle situations when their server is added to a black list due to customers complaining on your e-mails (clicking the SPAM button).
And for those who use other company to distribute their e-mail newsletters there will be (later) a function to collect and export e-mails. Or you can use the Mailchimp integration module (it is free) as an example to create a custom integration with any e-mail services provider that you want.
Anyway, I believe that e-mail newsletters should be sent through a company that is an expert in this. I don't recommend to do this through your e-mail server due to possible issues with your server getting black listed (so none of your order e-mails and other notifications will ever get into customer inboxes).