# Mail failover (SES → sendmail)

Production `.env` settings:

```env
MAIL_MAILER=failover
MAIL_FAILOVER_MAILERS=ses,sendmail
MAIL_SENDMAIL_PATH="/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs -i"
```

After deploy:

```bash
php artisan config:clear   # or config:cache if you cache config
which sendmail
echo "Test from ReplyReviews MTA" | sendmail -v -f no-reply@reply.reviews you@example.com
```

Ensure `MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS` is allowed by your server MTA (postfix/sendmail).