Once done, you can test by running a test campaign and checking the From: address in your email client. aws pinpoint update-email-channel to set the new From: address.aws get-email-channel to get the Identity arn.Create your Project as usual and then use the following CLI commands.There is a reasonable workaround that only requires a few of CLI commands (could be done with an SDK too) and only needs to be applied once per “Project” or if you need to change the From: address.
It turns out, that this is in fact a console feature limitation and is on AWS’s backlog as a known feature request. It’s just not done anymore to send emails without display names (there’s an argument that display names can be used to deceive, but the reality is that it’s the norm to use them and an absolute requirement now).īeing convinced that there is no way that this could have been overlooked, I looked everywhere for a solution (that didn’t require using Python to build each campaign). Take a look at your inbox and see how many messages have no display name and just show a raw email address it’s probably next to none.
Therefore, the recipient’s email client will only be able to show the raw sender email address when we send an email. However, when I got to entering the “Sender address,” I was only able to enter the local part of my From: address (the part to the left of the sign) and not able to enter a display name. So, I merrily walked through the console and set up and ran my first test email campaign.
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While I am a strong proponent of infrastructure as code (see my Cloud Architecture Principles blog), Amazon Pinpoint is different as it is really an application and thus appropriate to use via the console.
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How to set display name in sender (From:) address Following are the issues and their respective solutions. Yes, there are a variety of campaign management and email fulfillment solutions available, but since we are in the business of helping users better make use of AWS services, it’s beneficial and appropriate for us to use AWS solutions wherever possible.Īlong the way I ran into two issues that initially had no obvious solutions and were show stoppers for any email engagement solution. Additionally, we needed a campaign management solution to engage with our users. The context is that my company ( Cloud Pegboard, was using Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) for transactional emails but needed better tracking and management than SES provides. This post will fill the communication gap until AWS fixes the issues. I recently started to use Amazon Pinpoint for email campaign fulfillment and ran into two showstopper issues that have undocumented workarounds. One way to make that happen? Costco shoppers who have used the lockers have complained on social media about their small size.Inscrutable addresses are great for email engagement. A unique code, sent by email or text, will give you access to your prescription locker when you arrive for pickup.Ĭostco’s locker strategy is built around hoping customers will come into the store for their locker pickups and buy more items. That will be a huge relief to those customers stuck in long lines at Costco’s pharmacy. In addition to the general merchandise pickup lockers, Costco is also offering, in some locations, prescription pickup lockers for its in-store pharmacy. A code will be sent to you to give you access to the locker where your online orders are stashed. Order online and check the option for locker pickup. They work much like Amazon’s bright-yellow pickup lockers, located in Amazon’s Whole Foods stores and other locations. The lockers seem aimed at filling this gap. And while Costco still offers customers the ability to order online and pickup at the store, it’s only available on eligible items (some jewelry, laptops, tablets, computer hard drives and cell phones). Now, senior shopping hours have been culled.
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The offering has its roots in the early days of the pandemic, when Costco rolled out conveniences including full curbside pickup, senior shopping hours and store employees working the self-service checkouts to speed growing lines of shoppers with full carts.