Is there a module or a setting that allows me to prevent Backdrop from sending emails?

(I want to make sure that during my initial attempts at updating from Drupal 7 to Backdrop, my registered users don’t receive unnecessary emails in case of an error or problem).

Accepted answer

Yes. The are several ways to do this:

  • Install Mail System and select "Testing" for delivery in admin/config/system/mailsystem
  • Install Maillog / Mail developer
  • Edit the system.mail.json in your config folder, and change default-system to TestingMailSystem. Then switch it back to DefaultMailSystem later

If you use option number 3 above, be sure you haven't installed any of the two modules, as they may actually modify system.mail.json.

Comments

Yes. The are several ways to do this:

  • Install Mail System and select "Testing" for delivery in admin/config/system/mailsystem
  • Install Maillog / Mail developer
  • Edit the system.mail.json in your config folder, and change default-system to TestingMailSystem. Then switch it back to DefaultMailSystem later

If you use option number 3 above, be sure you haven't installed any of the two modules, as they may actually modify system.mail.json.