# SMTP failure not reported and too many login attempts on backlog clearing

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [September 25, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-failure-not-reported-and-too-many-login-attempts-on-backlog-clearing/70732 "2017-09-25T13:38:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-failure-not-reported-and-too-many-login-attempts-on-backlog-clearing/70732/20 "2019-07-02T02:27:39Z")

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> [@amalg](#):
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> Even a simple checkbox in admin settings to disable email sending would be 1000% better than this.

There is such a setting. Search ‘disable email’.

See also [Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install - #362](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-email-on-a-new-discourse-install/16326/362)

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