I have the following use-case. I want to use "DragonByte Mail" to send newsletters. But that addon only supports emails to registered users while I want to use it as a general newsletter software that can send to non-registered users as well.
So my idea was to create an html widget that accepts just an email address and then using Xenforo's API creates a user under that email. That way people could become subscribers of the newsletter without going through the whole registration process.
Problems:
1. If I use the API to create users, will that bypass any anti-spam/anti-abuse checks? Like IPs owned by spammers, or same IP as previously banner user...
Because if that will bypass all checks then its not a solution.
2. I could create a special group without post permissions and add subscribers there, that would solve problem 1. BUT how these users can then upgrade to regular registered user level? They would need to go through the checks and change their group somehow automatically. Sounds too complicated.
Can someone help in this case?
Thanks
So my idea was to create an html widget that accepts just an email address and then using Xenforo's API creates a user under that email. That way people could become subscribers of the newsletter without going through the whole registration process.
Problems:
1. If I use the API to create users, will that bypass any anti-spam/anti-abuse checks? Like IPs owned by spammers, or same IP as previously banner user...
Because if that will bypass all checks then its not a solution.
2. I could create a special group without post permissions and add subscribers there, that would solve problem 1. BUT how these users can then upgrade to regular registered user level? They would need to go through the checks and change their group somehow automatically. Sounds too complicated.
Can someone help in this case?
Thanks
