Setting Google SMTP for transactional e-mails

[elightbox]

Has anyone been able to do this. In the post below, Jimmy indicates that it is possible through fudging the mandrill integration, however I have not been able to make it work.

As Mandrill is being switched to a Mailchimp Add-on for additional $$, we would like to switch our transactional e-mails to Gmail.

We have had issues in the past with the native 3dcart mail server being blocked. Also, our Gmail Apps account will validate our e-mails SPFand DKIM for better deliver-ability.

3dcart-Alex do you have any ideas to make this work?

http://forums.3dcart.com/forum/shopp...tp-integration

[kbscoatings]

I have tried many times to get this to work and have not been able to. I have asked support, but because they do not officially support it, they can not help me.

The Mandrill implementation works great for me, but unable to get Google Apps/Gmail to work by doing what Jimmy suggests.

[Danab]

I need this too!

[kbscoatings]

3dcart did confirm that it does not work with Google Smtp at this time, but they are working to make it work in the future.

Sendgrid offers a free account and 3dcart does work with Sendgrid.

[elightbox]

sparkpost.com offers FREE transactional e-mails and it works as a substitute for Mandrill in 3dcart. I have yet to figured out how to configure opens and link tracking,

[Danab]

elightbox were you able to set sparkpost up in the same fields used for the Mandrill add on in 3dcart? I'll be looking into this tonight when I have some free time.

[elightbox]

Danab Yea, Sparkpost setup is the same as Mandrill. As I mentioned I have not been able to setup open tracking. I contacted their support with no answer (I have a fee plan).
Please share if you figure out the open tracking thing.

[Danab]

elightbox Gah I am so behind in everything right now I have not had time to work on this. I removed all the info. from the fields in the Mandrill add-on since tomorrow is the deadline. Mandrill still shows as installed so I am hoping it will revert to the standard 3dcart settings? I do not see a way to "turn it off" or disable it so to speak.

[OCSpeaker]

Danab Yea, Sparkpost setup is the same as Mandrill. As I mentioned I have not been able to setup open tracking. I contacted their support with no answer (I have a fee plan).
Please share if you figure out the open tracking thing.

I entered the SparkPost credentials into the Mandrill 3dcart app and it seems to be working. We were having a TERRIBLE time with Comcast customers not receiving our emails through the CRM module. I'm hoping this will fix it!