DND is also known as "Do Not Disturb". It allows you to remove a contact from one or all communication channels.
DND can now be set to individual channels (FB, SMS, Calls, Emails, GMB, WhatsApp), once they are integrated with the system.
DND Statuses
DND ‘On’ - means NO automated/ manual outbound messages are permitted to go out (previously, we let people send outbound messages manually and only restricted ‘Automated’ messages)
DND ‘Off’ - all automated/manual messages continue to work as usual
DND ‘Partial’ - some Channels are unavailable for Outbound messaging (THIS IS NEW!)
Contacts that had DND switched ON previously - The system will continue to respect their wishes
For contacts that did Not have DND switched on previously, the system will continue as before
DND Integration
If the integrations (FB, SMS, Calls, Emails, GMB, WhatsApp) exist and are functional, they’ll get enlisted as channels that Users can either enable or disable independently or all together at once.
If the Integrations drop or are disconnected please continue to re-connect.
Once reconnected, the previous state in which the contact DND was set to would be respected - meaning if you opted to DND a contact for FB Messenger, it will continue to DND that contact in FB Messenger.
DND for Email
The system will Auto-Enable DND for Email contact if the criteria below are met:
ISP email permanent failures such as bounce, generic, suppress-complaint, suppress-unsubscribe, and suppress-bounce. (Understanding Mailgun Suppressions)
When a recipient unsubscribes or marks the email as SPAM (Mailgun complaint event).
Please Note: Location/agency users will then have the option to disable the DND from within the contacts record for all the above reasons, except when marked as SPAM.
Remove email DND for a Contact
When a user is marked as DND for any bounce and or suppressions events, please head into Mailgun or your ISP provider and remove the contacts email from the suppression list, then continue to validate the email before enabling the DND in the system.
DND for SMS
There are 2 ways in which the DND will be enabled:
If the customer replied with Opt-Out keywords like STOP, UNSTOP, UNSUBSCRIBE, or CANCEL
Response Code | Code Description | Remediation |
30005 | User Inactive/Number does not exist | Enable Temporary DND |
30003 | Out of Service/Carrier Filtering | Enable Temporary DND |
30004 | Do not want SMS/DND enabled | Enable Permanent DND |
30006 | Landline/Incapable to receive SMS | Enable Temporary DND |
Two types of DND will be applied to a contact
Temporary -> If we get 30003, 30005 and 30006
Permanent -> If we get 30004 or receive Opt-Out keywords mentioned above
Remove SMS DND for a Contact
Temporary -> Can be updated from within the contact record
Permanent -> Cannot be updated from within the contact record, it can only be removed if the contact replies with START or the agency shares the contact's Opt-in info with support. Once approved, support will remove the contacts DND.
Please Note: When sharing your opt-in info please include the relationship number(s), contact, and a loom showing the contact opt-in permission.