[wp-hackers] Adding phpmailer options (smtp for example)

[Omry Yadan]

Ozh wrote:

>> I think it should be in the core.
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>> if email doesn't work for a user, his WordPress is next to useless (he 
>> wont get the initial email, and wont be able to request to change the 
>> password).
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>> probably in a section named "Advanced email preferences", with a warning 
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>> that the user should only change this if he has email problems.
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> I think the "next to useless" statement is true, however, how many users 
> are concerned with email not working on their WP install? I'm not really 
> into support forum, but from what I see in #wordpress, it concerns a very 
> minority of people.
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I don't think the typical newbie wordpress user goes to the IRC for help.
IRC users are typically more prone to solve their own problems.

> On the other hand, how many of the vast majority would get confused and 
> maybe break their install after tweaking something they don't fully 
> understand ?
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That's why I said it should come with a warning.
> A Codex page about email troubleshooting, and a link to the plugin if it 
> appears to be helpful, seems more reasonable to me. I think core stuff 
> should be added when they are useful for (close to) everyone, not fixing 
> stuff for just an handful of users.
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I don't think it's a minor problem.
http://www.google.com/search?q=wordpress+email+problem&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a