Title: [Plugin: Subscribe2] Email server question
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Subscribe2] Email server question

 *  [BlogMinded](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogminded/)
 * (@blogminded)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-subscribe2-email-server-question/)
 * First off, Just wanted to mention that I just voted 5 stars in support of this
   plugin, which was the 201th vote.
 * My question relates to email server used for the WP website that sends Subscribe2
   emails:
    If the email for the WordPress website is set to use third party server(
   such as google), how does Subscribe2 handles email notification for blogsubscribers?
   Will the headers show that third party mailserver info (which is desirable), 
   or will it keep sending emails via server where the actual website is hosted?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe2/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe2/)

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 *  [Matt Robinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattyrob/)
 * (@mattyrob)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-subscribe2-email-server-question/#post-2731122)
 * [@blogminded](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogminded/),
 * Subscribe2 simply makes use of the wp_mail() function in WordPress. This in turn
   uses the PHPMailer class that is included with WordPress and this then (in default
   configuration) uses the PHP mail function which uses the server ‘sendmail’ binary
   command.
 * So, Subscribe2 / WordPress emails are sent via PHP and not via any email server
   UNLESS there is a specific configuration employed that pushes emails that way.
   There are SMTP plugins for WordPress that over ride the wp_mail() function and
   configure it in a way to send your emails via an SMTP email server based on details
   you input iron the settings.
 * I also [posted code](http://subscribe2.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/smtp-mailer/)
   a few years ago that re-configures PHPMailer to use an SMTP server without over
   riding the core wp_mail() function.
 * Okay, so once that done all emails in Subscribe2 or WordPress will be sent the
   same way. Perhaps the only difference will be the sender details. WordPress will
   set the sender as WordPress with a made up email address of [WordPress@your-domain.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-subscribe2-email-server-question/WordPress@your-domain.com?output_format=md)
   whereas Subscribe2 is set to use one of your administrator user accounts.
 *  Thread Starter [BlogMinded](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogminded/)
 * (@blogminded)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-subscribe2-email-server-question/#post-2731195)
 * Thank you very much for detailed explanation!
    This is what I wanted. Will work
   on it now :o)

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 * Last reply from: [BlogMinded](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogminded/)
 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-subscribe2-email-server-question/#post-2731195)
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