email-best-practiceslisted

# Email Best Practices Guidance for building deliverable, compliant, user-friendly emails. ## Architecture Overview ``` [User] → [Email Form] → [Validation] → [Double Opt-In] ↓ [Consent Recorded] ↓ [Suppression Check] ←──────────────[Ready to Send] ↓ [Idempotent Send + Retry] ──────→ [Email API] ↓ [Webhook Events] ↓ ┌────────┬────────┬─────────────┐ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Delivered Bounced Complained Opened/Clicked ↓ ↓ [Suppression List Updated] ↓ [List Hygiene Jobs] ``` ## Quick Reference | Need to... | See | |------------|-----| | Set up SPF/DKIM/DMARC, fix spam issues | [Deliverability](./references/deliverability.md) | | Build password reset, OTP, confirmations | [Transactional Emails](./references/transactional-emails.md) | | Plan which emails your app needs | [Transactional Email Catalog](./references/transactional-email-catalog.md) | | Build newsletter signup, validate emails | [Email Capture](./references/email-capture.md) | | Send newsletters, promotions | [Marketing Emails](./references/marketing-emails.md) | | Ensure CAN-SPAM/GDPR/CASL compliance | [Compliance](./references/compliance.md) |