# ActionMailer won't send authenticated email from an Observer

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-wont-send-authenticated-email-from-an-observer/107506>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 22, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-wont-send-authenticated-email-from-an-observer/107506 "2007-06-22T12:09:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![ewildgoose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@ewildgoose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ewildgoose)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-wont-send-authenticated-email-from-an-observer/107506/1 "2007-06-22T12:09:03Z")

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OK, my application correctly uses smtp auth when sending email whenever  
the mailer is called from a normal controller or the console.

However, when the mailer is called in the same way via an Observer it  
talks to the correct mail server, but doesn’t use smtpauth…

Can anyone shed some light on this or suggest a workaround please?

Cheers

Ed W