Short answer: use a dedicated sending domain, let real transactional demand set the pace of a gradual ramp, and make every receipt request idempotent and auditable before tuning volume. The least complex reliable design is a payment-settled event feeding an outbox, one delivery worker, and a feedback ledger; a synthetic warmup stream adds traffic but does not prove that customers want or engage with the mail. Proof first. Start with the bill because retention can quietly cost more than the...