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by denton-scratch 2434 days ago
Perhaps I'm confusing one kind of marketing spam with another kind of marketing spam.

It all makes me feel ill, to the very depths of my Soul.

"Order confirmations": not necessary. I should have a choice whether I use my email address to confirm an order.

"Transactional": I don't know what that means (I keep finding that term being used). I think it means that the email is being used as part of an agreed deal. Fine: if I've agreed to my email being used as part of a deal, no prob. Otherwise, leave me alone.

"Order confirmations": if I need my order confirmed, then I can opt for that, and give you my email. But in general, orders don't need confirming - you either order, or you don't.

"Password reset": My passwords are my business. I use a password manager. Please don't assume I'm a password slob. Passwords suck; they are an insane way to authenticate, they just don't work. So reset emails are not a good use-case for unsolicited email.

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