SES (Simple Email Service)
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What is it?
AWS' automated email offering. Unlike a normal email inbox for a human (e.g. Gmail), programmatic email offerings like this are about being able to send an email via code, which is needed in cases where sending manually wouldn't be practical.
Why did we choose it?
Integration with other AWS services.
What do we use it for?
Sending activation emails, primarily. The main other purpose is that it's useful for cases where we might need to email all Deserted Chateau users if we needed to (e.g. if the site TOS changed, or something like that).