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).
Yes. The are several ways to do this:
system.mail.json
in your config folder, and changedefault-system
toTestingMailSystem
. Then switch it back toDefaultMailSystem
laterIf 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
.