diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bcbf108..19412677 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
     "handlebars": "^4.0.5",
     "hbs": "^4.0.0",
     "he": "^1.1.0",
-    "html-to-text": "^2.1.0",
+    "html-to-text": "^2.1.3",
     "humanize": "0.0.9",
     "is-url": "^1.2.1",
     "isemail": "^2.2.0",
-    "jsdom": "^9.2.1",
+    "jsdom": "^9.3.0",
     "juice": "^2.0.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "moment-timezone": "^0.5.4",
diff --git a/routes/campaigns.js b/routes/campaigns.js
index 1a2585d9..8469ef28 100644
--- a/routes/campaigns.js
+++ b/routes/campaigns.js
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ router.get('/edit/:id', passport.csrfProtection, (req, res, next) => {
                                 }, {
                                     key: 'LINK_BROWSER',
                                     value: 'URL to preview the message in a browser'
+                                }, {
+                                    key: 'EMAIL',
+                                    value: 'Email address'
                                 }, {
                                     key: 'FIRST_NAME',
                                     value: 'First name'
diff --git a/routes/settings.js b/routes/settings.js
index 993fc96a..8f7b9d81 100644
--- a/routes/settings.js
+++ b/routes/settings.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let url = require('url');
 
 let settings = require('../lib/models/settings');
 
-let allowedKeys = ['service_url', 'smtp_hostname', 'smtp_port', 'smtp_encryption', 'smtp_disable_auth', 'smtp_user', 'smtp_pass', 'admin_email', 'smtp_log', 'smtp_max_connections', 'smtp_max_messages', 'smtp_self_signed', 'default_from', 'default_address', 'default_subject', 'default_homepage', 'default_postaddress', 'default_sender', 'verp_hostname', 'verp_use', 'disable_wysiwyg', 'pgp_private_key', 'pgp_passphrase', 'ua_code', 'shoutout'];
+let allowedKeys = ['service_url', 'smtp_hostname', 'smtp_port', 'smtp_encryption', 'smtp_disable_auth', 'smtp_user', 'smtp_pass', 'admin_email', 'smtp_log', 'smtp_max_connections', 'smtp_max_messages', 'smtp_self_signed', 'default_from', 'default_address', 'default_subject', 'default_homepage', 'default_postaddress', 'default_sender', 'verp_hostname', 'verp_use', 'disable_wysiwyg', 'pgp_private_key', 'pgp_passphrase', 'ua_code', 'shoutout', 'disable_confirmations'];
 
 router.all('/*', (req, res, next) => {
     if (!req.user) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ router.post('/update', passport.parseForm, passport.csrfProtection, (req, res) =
     });
 
     // checkboxs are not included in value listing if left unchecked
-    ['smtp_log', 'smtp_self_signed', 'smtp_disable_auth', 'verp_use', 'disable_wysiwyg'].forEach(key => {
+    ['smtp_log', 'smtp_self_signed', 'smtp_disable_auth', 'verp_use', 'disable_wysiwyg', 'disable_confirmations'].forEach(key => {
         if (keys.indexOf(key) < 0) {
             keys.push(key);
             values.push('');
diff --git a/routes/subscription.js b/routes/subscription.js
index 7424eeef..983150d4 100644
--- a/routes/subscription.js
+++ b/routes/subscription.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ router.get('/subscribe/:cid', (req, res, next) => {
                 return next(err);
             }
 
-            settings.list(['defaultHomepage', 'serviceUrl', 'pgpPrivateKey', 'defaultAddress', 'defaultFrom'], (err, configItems) => {
+            settings.list(['defaultHomepage', 'serviceUrl', 'pgpPrivateKey', 'defaultAddress', 'defaultFrom', 'disableConfirmations'], (err, configItems) => {
                 if (err) {
                     return next(err);
                 }
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ router.get('/subscribe/:cid', (req, res, next) => {
                     hasPubkey: !!configItems.pgpPrivateKey
                 });
 
+                if (configItems.disableConfirmations) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 fields.list(list.id, (err, fieldList) => {
                     if (err) {
                         return log.error('Fields', err);
@@ -378,9 +382,13 @@ router.post('/:lcid/unsubscribe', passport.parseForm, passport.csrfProtection, (
                     }
                 });
 
-                settings.list(['defaultHomepage', 'defaultFrom', 'defaultAddress', 'serviceUrl'], (err, configItems) => {
+                settings.list(['defaultHomepage', 'defaultFrom', 'defaultAddress', 'serviceUrl', 'disableConfirmations'], (err, configItems) => {
                     if (err) {
-                        return next(err);
+                        return log.error('Settings', err);
+                    }
+
+                    if (configItems.disableConfirmations) {
+                        return;
                     }
 
                     mailer.sendMail({
diff --git a/views/settings.hbs b/views/settings.hbs
index ec34ab9d..abff44d3 100644
--- a/views/settings.hbs
+++ b/views/settings.hbs
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="form-group">
+            <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-10">
+                <div class="checkbox">
+                    <label>
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="disable-confirmations" {{#if disableConfirmations}} checked {{/if}}> Disable subscription confirmation messages
+                        <span class="help-block">If checked then do not send a confirmation message that states the subscriber is now subscribed or unsubscribed. This does not disable double opt-in messages.</span>
+                    </label>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="form-group">
             <label for="ua-code" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Tracking ID</label>
             <div class="col-sm-10">
diff --git a/views/templates/create.hbs b/views/templates/create.hbs
index e38c3874..f3078f7e 100644
--- a/views/templates/create.hbs
+++ b/views/templates/create.hbs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
                 </p>
 
                 <ul>
+                    <li>
+                        <code>[EMAIL]</code> – email address of the subscriber
+                    </li>
                     <li>
                         <code>[FIRST_NAME]</code> – first name of the subscriber
                     </li>