By D-Rock on

Other people has posted about an error similar to the one I am getting when attempting to send registration emails:

mail() has been disabled for security reasons in /*/includes/mail.inc on line 193

Is this still a hosting issue where they forbid php mail? I am using x10 free hosting for the site, and in their control panel they have sections to set up mail accounts. Can i configure Drupal to work with that, or is there a workaround to be able to send/recieve registration emails? Besides this, the rest of the site is up and running fine. Thanks.

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lionheart8 commented

Hi,
just in case you are using www.x10hosting.com [one of the best free services I know after trying out dozens in years], which I also use, I am almost certain that the mail function has not been disabled, unless it was done today, 2nd Oct.
Yesterday I installed a Drupal site and on setting up the admin. email got a confirmation message delivered to my Gmail.
For Drupal or any other script, you do not need to do anything to the Mail settings in the Cpanel UNLESS you want to set up an X10hosting based email account as your site Admin's email account, needed when setting up Drupal.
You may also want to check if you have the right Account PHP Version. The default "Basic" version has many limitations,possibly including php mail limitations & does not support key Drupal functions. The "Intermediate" version has probably all the requirements for Drupal. At www.x10hosting.com/login - you can see which version you have. If necessary, apply for the "Intermediate version".

So in that case, the error may lie somewhere else, though I am sorry I cannot help you any further.