Understanding mail concept

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I could not find documentation about technical concept of mail within discourse. I’ve followed the simple installation instructions and configured variables using my gmx account. However, I did get any mail.

For me it’s confusing that I should configure SPF and DKIM while having credentials to login in a mail server. The former sounds like discourse is acting as MTA, the latter is acting as MUA.

Can someone please explain or heading me to appropriate documentation?

TIA
Roland

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Well, if you want to send mail that’s what you have to do. If you have heard of unsolicited email, these are some things that have been done to mitigate it. Have a look at Troubleshooting email on a new Discourse install.