Why SMTP?

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It’s the standard method used to send emails from one server to another.

In PowerfulForm, SMTP is used to send your form emails (like admin notifications and auto-replies) through your own email provider so delivery is more reliable.

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✅ Why you should use SMTP

🚚 1) Better email delivery (less chance of going to spam)

Using SMTP helps your emails land in the inbox more consistently because the email is sent through a trusted provider (Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, etc.) instead of generic sending.

🔒 2) Stronger authentication

SMTP providers support security methods like:

• ✅ Login + password (or App Password)

• ✅ TLS/SSL encryption

🏷️ 3) Send from your own domain/email

SMTP lets you send emails as:

• [email protected]

• [email protected]

This looks more professional and builds trust with customers.

⚡ 4) More control

With SMTP, you can control things like:

• From email/name

• Reply-to email

• Provider limits

• Email logs (depending on provider)

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🧩 When do you need SMTP?

You may need SMTP if you:

• are not receiving form emails

• see emails going to spam

• want to send from your business email (your domain)

• need a more reliable email sending method

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🔧 What you need to set up SMTP

Before configuring SMTP in PowerfulForm, prepare:

• SMTP email address (example: [email protected])

• SMTP password (or App Password for Gmail)

• SMTP host (example: smtp.gmail.com)

• SMTP port (usually 587 for TLS or 465 for SSL)

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How to set up SMTP?

Learn more here