Anonymous Checkout and Email Subscribers

[heinscott]

Does anyone know if it is possible to both checkout annonymously, and subscribe to the email list? My boss informs me that this feature is absolutely necessary, and it seems to not be working currently. Can anyone shed some light on this? Where in the checkout process, exactly, is the customer added to the email list? If I knew where that was, I could force a manual entry into the ac_EmailListUsers table.
Please help with this, if you have any information! I'm about a day away from launch, and this is about the last thing I need to come to a resolution on before we do!!
Thanks so much!

Scott

[jmestep]

I don't think they are added to the email list automatically when they order- it can be a separate signup.There are a couple of conlibs that look like they might be used, but I haven't implemented it myself yet. SubscribeToEmaiList.ascx and SubscriptionPage.ascx

[mazhar]

Yes SubscribeToEmaiList is very helpful containing enough information about how to added Emails to Email lists. You will need some custom code to automate the signup process and get your job done.

[musthavebag]

Mahzar,
How does this SubscribeToEmaiList conlib work? Does it add an email address (without an account record associated with it) to those specific email lists within the database? What if the email address is already in the accounts table? How could one eventually merge their email preferences with their account? Thanks!

[mazhar]

When user joins an Email list its specified Email is entered as a record in ac_EmailListUsers. Yes user can join Email list without having an account. Email list member ship and Account information are joined on the basis of user name. For example if user joins an Email list with same Email id he/she is using for his/her user name then you will see this updated info in his/her communication preferences under My Account page.