Yes, but my problem is this statement I read all over the place “. So the broader answer is that you can’t send newsletters with SMTP”, this is not true. Yes, it might be hard to get it started and very easy to get blacklisted, but if you do it right, you can achieve it and many people have.
The reason why I’m a little bit mad is because, Ghost seem to be a great solution, but that you haven’t added a trivial “SMTP” - setup for bulk emails because “it’s best for you” is just weird. I’m not asking for other services, I’m asking to use my own relay which has good rep.