# Does Mautic store emails in spool in case of external SMTP?

**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/does-mautic-store-emails-in-spool-in-case-of-external-smtp/21901
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 4, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/does-mautic-store-emails-in-spool-in-case-of-external-smtp/21901 "2021-12-04T23:12:17Z")
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### Author: ![ahmadmushtaq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ahmadmushtaq/32/6397_2.png) [@ahmadmushtaq](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ahmadmushtaq)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/does-mautic-store-emails-in-spool-in-case-of-external-smtp/21901/1 "2021-12-04T23:12:17Z")

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Hello,

Sorry for the noob question. Just wondering where does mautic store emails in quee in case of external SMTP? Are they in the DB or files?

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### Author: ![EJL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ejl/32/12155_2.png) [@EJL](https://forum.mautic.org/u/EJL)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/does-mautic-store-emails-in-spool-in-case-of-external-smtp/21901/2 "2021-12-14T15:45:46Z")

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In mautic/var/spool unless you changed it in settings

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/4/49aea96b4ad1f06a390e17fa3f5550d53647702a.jpeg)

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### Author: ![ahmadmushtaq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ahmadmushtaq/32/6397_2.png) [@ahmadmushtaq](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ahmadmushtaq)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/does-mautic-store-emails-in-spool-in-case-of-external-smtp/21901/3 "2021-12-22T22:57:34Z")

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thanks EJL. will check it out