Using Postmark (or other) SMTP with xenForo: Transactional vs Broadcast stream

[Mr Lucky]

Is anyone using Postmark with xenforo?

I see that they say you have to use either a transactional server or a broadcast stream

Transactional must be single emails (not bulk) e.g. password reset, welcome email...

Broadcast must be bulk (not single) e.g. newsletter, (presumably) same text in email (e.g. alert notifications) sent to multiple users (e.g. watching a forum)

But each "stream" has its own smtp settings so how does this work on a forum when you can't know whether at any given time it's going to send a one off email or a bulk email? Will the sky fall down if I use transactional and suddenly an alert notification goes out the 30 members watching a forum?

 

[Suzanne O]

I'm not.
What i'm using is something from cpanel in email forwarding. It's relatively easy to use.

 

[Old Nick]

Transactional mode is not designed for sending bulk emails, as it is typically used for individual, action-triggered messages. However, broadcast mode, which is generally used for sending the same message to many recipients, can indeed send a single email if needed. That's how I see things, but maybe it's more technically nuanced ?

 

[moonfox]

Is anyone using Postmark with xenforo?

I see that they say you have to use either a transactional server or a broadcast stream

Transactional must be single emails (not bulk) e.g. password reset, welcome email...

Broadcast must be bulk (not single) e.g. newsletter, (presumably) same text in email (e.g. alert notifications) sent to multiple users (e.g. watching a forum)

But each "stream" has its own smtp settings so how does this work on a forum when you can't know whether at any given time it's going to send a one off email or a bulk email? Will the sky fall down if I use transactional and suddenly an alert notification goes out the 30 members watching a forum?

I have been using Postmark for a year with no problems with a single "transactional" stream. I have a good bit of volume for "activity - see what you have missed" emails that go out in batches of about 50.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I have a good bit of volume for "activity - see what you have missed" emails that go out in batches of about 50.

This is what I was wondering. technically (ie according to their docs see link in post #1 above ) these should be broadcast. But maybe I'm being a bit pedantic.