Skip to main content
Question

Not subscribed emails receiving target email

  • December 10, 2025
  • 4 replies
  • 39 views

Forum|alt.badge.img

We just pulled a list of folks who only have one email that is marked as not subscribed but are still receiving emails. There’s a lot! Could someone explain why that is happening? 

4 replies

Liz Ragland
Forum|alt.badge.img+1
  • Community Manager
  • December 10, 2025

Hi ​@HAD I’m not certain on your particular database or contacts in question but this discussion might help? 

 
If not, LMK and we can continue to discuss! 


Sally Heaven
Forum|alt.badge.img+1
  • First Timer
  • December 12, 2025

It sounds like ​@HAD was saying that people who are marked Not Subscribed have been receiving Targeted Emails. Is that right, HAD? If so, I don’t believe that should be happening and sounds like something you should report to Bonterra Support.

However, if they are receiving other types of transactional emails--like Triggered Emails or the Thank You confirmation emails from the last step of Online Actions Forms--that is normal, since transactional emails are allowed to be sent regardless of subscription status since they are tied to an event. 

Without more detail on what’s happening, we can’t say for sure. Let us know, HAD!


Forum|alt.badge.img
  • Author
  • First Timer
  • December 12, 2025

It sounds like ​@HAD was saying that people who are marked Not Subscribed have been receiving Targeted Emails. Is that right, HAD? If so, I don’t believe that should be happening and sounds like something you should report to Bonterra Support.

However, if they are receiving other types of transactional emails--like Triggered Emails or the Thank You confirmation emails from the last step of Online Actions Forms--that is normal, since transactional emails are allowed to be sent regardless of subscription status since they are tied to an event. 

Without more detail on what’s happening, we can’t say for sure. Let us know, HAD!

Yes exactly - people with emails marked as Not Subscribed are receiving Targeted Emails and basically look like they are fully subscribed. The contacts I’m looking at only have one email (i.e. it’s not like they’re receiving the Targeted Emails to a different, subscribed email). 


Liz Ragland
Forum|alt.badge.img+1
  • Community Manager
  • December 12, 2025

@HAD thanks for the details. I just logged a support ticket on your behalf.