[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29069: Proposal: wp-pluggable.php patch to send email through SMTP, not mail()

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#29069: Proposal: wp-pluggable.php patch to send email through SMTP, not mail()
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 Reporter:  JanR                                 |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Mail                                 |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.9.1
 Keywords:  needs-docs needs-codex needs-unit-   |  Resolution:
  tests                                          |     Focuses:
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Comment (by JanR):

 Replying to [comment:4 SergeyBiryukov]:
 > `wp_mail()` is a pluggable function, so these constants won't work if
 it's replaced by a plugin.
 >
 > This sounds like plugin territory, and there are
 [http://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/smtp plugins for sending emails via
 SMTP].

 Not to start a discussion, but the whole point is to remove the need for a
 plugin. In my opinion, this is such a basic task that should be available
 in WP's core.

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