I am running a webapp on Apache Tomcat. I want my app to send out an email to the users, for certain actions. I have tried using Java Mail, but I am not happy with performance.
I would like to use an external service for the same. I came across MailChimp, but realized, it doesn’t suit my requirements, as I want to send the mail IMMEDIATELY, rather than later, as a part of a campaign. I want something that will let me send a mail to an id, IMMEDIATELY.
Can anyone here, suggest any service, for this? Any reviews/past experiences? Will be very appreciated.
Cheers,
RD
Edit :
Thanks all for the suggestions. But I don’t want to continue with my code for sending out emails. I have noticed issues with my email id getting blocked, infrequent delays of upto 3 hours before delivery of email etc. I want to use a webservice, which helps me send out mails. That is what, my question is.
Solution :
Thanks to all the help from the people here, mostly to JonLim, I zeroed in on PostageApp and PostmarkApp. However, finally settled on Postmark, because they seemed to have an easier Java client! I blogged a post on how I configured and integrated my webapp here.
You have plenty of email service providers at your disposal:
Figure out which one suits your needs and take your pick!
(Full Disclosure: I am the Product Manager of PostageApp.)