title: Magento Transactional Email config: best practice
body: <p>Every time I set up a Magento store I must spend an entire day setting up the stupid transactional emails since they are so weak by default.</p>
  
  <p>Half of that time is spent just loading the templates into the backend and clicking around with Magento's user interface...</p>
  
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  <li>Is there a straight forward method to load all the emails in one sql statement or similar?</li>
  <li>Have any of you found a way to quickly edit all the templates outside of Magento?</li>
  <li>Any comments on the <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/email-template-adapter.html" rel="nofollow">email templates adapter</a> extension (or similar)?</li>
  </ol>