# Problem with email?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email/44133>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email/44133 "2016-05-12T16:59:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevenpslade](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stevenpslade/32/53550_2.png) [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email/44133/2 "2016-05-12T18:02:14Z")

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I realized the same thing recently and @codinghorror directed me here:

> **[Switching Your Discourse from Mandrill to Mailgun](https://blog.discourse.org/2016/03/switching-your-discourse-from-mandrill-to-mailgun/)**
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> Self-hosted Discourse requires email to function, so we’ve always had a symbiotic relationship with third party email providers. In the past we’ve recommended Mandrill, we use it ourselves for some of our sites, and we’ve had nothing but positive...

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