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all email providers
well, maybe not microsoft's thingy, as they seem to want to kill smtp
I am trying out mailtrap. ig gotta figure out how to connect it with CraftCMS
make sure you're aware of all it's limits
I just noticed that servd has a build in smtp server which is where I host my site
they're using elastic email
most host companies offer some email sending services, yes
its generally a good idea to stick with what your host offers, if possible
especially for email
yup
sorry to jump in, the smtp thing is a server that automatically sends e-mail, like when you register for something?
SMTP is SimpleMailTransferProtocol, the protocol used for outgoing mail and delivering mail to the destination mailserver
If you want to send only a few messages, you can use almost any mail server, and it won't cost anything beyond the regular cost of having the service, which is free in most cases. If you want to send mass mailings, there are no free options, and trying to do this on a free account can get you banned.
well, host companies usually let you send x amount of emails per second
idk if it is free but i used sendgrid when i was working with craft
it's free for a trial of 60 days, $19.95 per month after
https://sendgrid.com/en-us/pricing
How did you get it working using twig?
I think I used the freeform plugin
ah ok but smtp isn't a free protocol?
I mean it's used each time we send a mail, no?
smtp is free, but you need a server that does the email delivery
ah ok, like a provider? I remember I once try to send mails using a python program but it was using my own mail. In this case, it would be a server using their own email sending the mails?
you need a server that receives the email sent over smtp, and then takes care of delivering the email
ah ? we send the mail to the server and server sends it back to someone?
like I believed, it's sender -> someone, but here it's our mail -> server -> destination ?
it goes like this:
you > smtp server > internet
yeah I see interesting, my miss-conception was that the smtp server delivers the mail directly
but we need to first deliver to the smtp server
well, it depends
it can connect directly to the destination email server, or can go through a proxy
it honestly doesn't matter
the important is that the email gets to the mailbox
and all you need is somewhere to use smtp to receive your stuff
yeah I see