Title: Joy!
Last modified: September 3, 2016

---

# Joy!

 *  [fran4444](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fran4444/)
 * (@fran4444)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joy/)
 * Do I have to actually write something, can’t I just give this its stars and be
   done?
 * It works, easy to set up and was a welcome relief to find a viable alternative
   to the other service gone to the dark side.

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

 *  [Strong Eagle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strong-eagle/)
 * (@strong-eagle)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joy/#post-8075562)
 * Can you reveal who the other service – the one that has gone to the “dark side”–
   is?
 *  Thread Starter [fran4444](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fran4444/)
 * (@fran4444)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joy/#post-8075563)
 * Going to the Dark Side* = As in the example below of taking away a free tool,
   Mandrill plugin, and require a membership (with high fees) to continue using 
   it.
 * Reference:
 * Important Changes to Mandrill
    [http://blog.mandrill.com/important-changes-to-mandrill.html](http://blog.mandrill.com/important-changes-to-mandrill.html)“…
   Going forward, all Mandrill users will be required to have a paid monthly MailChimp
   account and verify ownership of all sending domains… “
 * Mandrill to Discontinue Free Tier for Transactional Emails, Developers Seek Alternatives
   
   [https://wptavern.com/mandrill-to-discontinue-free-tier-for-transactional-emails-developers-seek-alternatives](https://wptavern.com/mandrill-to-discontinue-free-tier-for-transactional-emails-developers-seek-alternatives)—-
 * *The Dark Side is when a person/company goes big/corporate onto a directive path
   without a moral compass and screws over those that assisted that person/company
   to attain their success.

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

The topic ‘Joy!’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/sparkpost_763a21.svg)
 * [SparkPost](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sparkpost/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sparkpost/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sparkpost/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sparkpost/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sparkpost/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sparkpost/reviews/)

 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [fran4444](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fran4444/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joy/#post-8075563)