# Email breaks process

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/email-breaks-process/6992>\
**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [October 29, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/email-breaks-process/6992 "2020-10-29T08:06:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![p4w3l](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/p4w3l/32/1989_2.png) [@p4w3l](https://forum.flowable.org/u/p4w3l)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/email-breaks-process/6992/1 "2020-10-29T08:06:44Z")

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Hi there,

using async email task still having instance break when smtp protocol failed with exception. What is the recommended usage to bypass smtp problems ( inbox quota, bad email address, etc. )?

thinking about MQ but maybe there is something easier to use.

admitting to use some of old version of Activiti - one just before transition to Flowable 🙂

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**Author:** ![martin.grofcik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/martin.grofcik/32/71_2.png) [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/email-breaks-process/6992/2 "2020-10-29T13:54:15Z")

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If you just want to skip email sending when there is an exception use  
`ignoreException` property on the email task

> **[BPMN 2.0 Constructs · Flowable Open Source Documentation](https://flowable.com/open-source/docs/bpmn/ch07b-BPMN-Constructs/#defining-an-email-task)**
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> This chapter covers the BPMN 20 constructs supported by Flowable, as well as custom extensions to the BPMN standard.

Martin