From c0968d77eac6c70ef8bcfad6b968ef1f7bd3aa91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikhail Advani Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:51:37 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] [#201] Added details for SES --- README.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fab370c..794f587 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Table of Contents | [Kinesis Streams](#kinesis-streams) | [📗](#kinesis-streams-basics) | [📘](#kinesis-streams-tips) | [📙](#kinesis-streams-gotchas-and-limitations) | | [Device Farm](#device-farm) | [📗](#device-farm-basics) | | | | [IoT](#iot) | [📗](#iot-basics) | [📘](#iot-tips) | [📙](#iot-gotchas-and-limitations) | - +| [SES](#ses) | [📗](#ses-basics) | [📘](#ses-tips) | [📙](#ses-gotchas-and-limitations) | **Special Topics** @@ -1381,6 +1381,23 @@ IoT - [AWS Alexa trivia voice example](https://developer.amazon.com/public/community/post/TxDJWS16KUPVKO/New-Alexa-Skills-Kit-Template:-Build-a-Trivia-Skill-in-under-an-Hour) is a quick-start using Alexa voice capability and Lambda. - Some Raspberry Pi examples include the [Beacon project](https://github.com/araobp/beacon/blob/master/README.md), [Danbo](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-iot-demo-for-danbo), and [GoPiGo](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-iotbot). +SES +--- + +### SES Basics + +- 📒 [Homepage](https://aws.amazon.com/ses/) ∙ [Documentation](https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/ses/) ∙ [FAQ](https://aws.amazon.com/ses/faqs/) ∙ [Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/) +- **SES** (or Simple Email Service) is a service that exposes SMTP endpoints for your application to directly integrate with. + +### SES Tips + +- 🔹**Bounce Handling:** Ensure you handle this early enough. Your email sending can be shut down in case of repeated bounces. 📒 [Processing Bounces and Complaints](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/best-practices-bounces-complaints.html) +- 🔹**Credentials:** Many developers get confused between SES credentials and AWS API keys. Ensure you enter SMTP credentials while using the SMTP APIs 📒 [Using Credentials With Amazon SES](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/using-credentials.html) ∙ [Obtaining Your Amazon SES SMTP Credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/smtp-credentials.html) + +### SES Gotchas and Limitations + +- 🔸**Internet Access:** The SMTP endpoints are on the Internet and will not be accessible from a location without Internet access (e.g. a private subnet without NAT gateway route in the routing table). Setup a SMTP relay instance in a subnet with Internet access for the same(📒 [Integrating Amazon SES with Your Existing Email Server](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/send-email-smtp-existing-server.html)). ❗If you are using a proxy instead of a NAT, confirm if your proxy service supports SMTP + High Availability -----------------