Resolved Disable Mail Server - Allow outbound mail

[stedotmartin]

Hi, I have recently created a Plesk server, however, it has no need for the mail server to be running as it's just a webserver. Is there a Plesk way of just disabling the Mail feature but allow outbound email via sendmail.

I hope to free up system resources.

Thanks.

 

[christian]

mail systeme resources are very low...
and now, with spf, dkim, dmarc rules, you can't simply use php mail() or sendmail,
your mail have a great chance to be rejected , and never come in the destination mailbox..
and you encounter the risk to be marked, by your ip, as a spammer...and blocked by spamhaus rules..

if you want to send emails, enable mail features..
and use phpmailer class.

 

[trialotto]

@stedotmartin

I agree to a large extent with the comments of @christian - but I would not recommend using phpmailer class.

Instead, I would highly recommend to adjust your web applications to allow them to send out mail via SendGrid - this is reliable outbound mailing, without any worries.

If you have WordPress applications, there is a nice plugin from SendGrid : SendGrid

The plugin works fine - make sure that you use an SendGrid API key (and not the SMTP option), to prevent that you have to install another plugin (which is a security risk).

Hope the above helps a bit.

Kind regards........