# How to I test actionmailer for failed delivery

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 2, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-i-test-actionmailer-for-failed-delivery/139330 "2008-06-02T23:36:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-i-test-actionmailer-for-failed-delivery/139330/1 "2008-06-02T23:36:09Z")

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I want to simulate a scenario where email sent using actionmailer has  
failed. How do I induce mail delivery error in my tests ?

eg:

begin  
UserNotify.deliver\_signup(@user, params[‘user’][‘password’], url)  
rescue  
puts “user confirmation email error”  
\<…other code … \>  
end

I need to verify that user\_confirmation\_email\_error is printed when  
deliver\_\* method throws an exception