Does Sitecore have a built in email engine?

Question

I know this may sound like a stupid question, but numerous google searches haven't given me the answer I'm looking for. I see a lot of data on how to format emails based on Sitecore Templates etc, but nothing on actually sending mail. Do I need to do this via .net code, or does Sitecore have a component that manages sending mail?

Answer 1

Take a look at Sitecore.MainUtil.SendMail as a built in function within Sitecore to send email. My understanding is it uses the standard .net mail library, but puts a Sitecore wrapper around it.