<p>It's mostly tongue-in-cheek, I think.</p>

<p>When sending emails from Craft using Gmail, Craft uses SMTP, which Gmail considers "insecure", hence the reason they make you enable the "less secure apps" from your Google account.</p>

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2019-09-24T18:41:20.340Z
Ok, so then are you suggesting there wouldn't likely be actual problems from using Gmail?
BBaysinger
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2019-09-24T22:39:58.270Z
No more problems than email causes in general. :)
Brad Bell
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2019-09-24T18:33:49.797Z
2019-09-24T18:33:49.797Z
Brad Bell
<p>In <a href="https://craftcms.com/guides/why-doesnt-craft-send-emails" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Craft's documentation for email</a> it says:</p>

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  <p><strong>Gmail</strong> might be a good option depending on your appetite for risk.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>But I don't see anything about what the risks are. Is there a risk of getting hacked, or just an increased likelihood of messages not getting through?</p>

<p>I have a small and internal user base, so Gmail might work for me, but I'm trying to make a quick decision and this is making me have to dig for info so I don't make a bad call.</p>

<p><a href="https://craftcms.com/guides/why-doesnt-craft-send-emails" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://craftcms.com/guides/why-doesnt-craft-send-emails</a></p>

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What are the risks of using Gmail for sending email from Craft CMS?
# What are the risks of using Gmail for sending email from Craft CMS?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-24)

In [Craft's documentation for email](https://craftcms.com/guides/why-doesnt-craft-send-emails) it says:

> **Gmail** might be a good option depending on your appetite for risk.

But I don't see anything about what the risks are. Is there a risk of getting hacked, or just an increased likelihood of messages not getting through?

I have a small and internal user base, so Gmail might work for me, but I'm trying to make a quick decision and this is making me have to dig for info so I don't make a bad call.

<https://craftcms.com/guides/why-doesnt-craft-send-emails>

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It's mostly tongue-in-cheek, I think.

When sending emails from Craft using Gmail, Craft uses SMTP, which Gmail considers "insecure", hence the reason they make you enable the "less secure apps" from your Google account.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ok, so then are you suggesting there wouldn't likely be actual problems from using Gmail?  
> **username_1**: No more problems than email causes in general. :)  

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