Question Could not instantiate mail function

I get this error message after clicking on "Register" along with this error message...
"Registration failed: An error was encountered while sending the registration email. A message has been sent to the administrator of this site."

I am running the site from my localhost on my computer .. could this be the reason for these error messages?

Thank you in advance.

fishwitch wrote: could this be the reason for these error messages?

yes

LOL.. thank you.

I received this same error. Live site.

Please read the posting guidelines printed at the top of this page and include all details that relate to your problem. Have you searched the forum for "could not instantiate mail function" and what makes you believe that this problem is confined only to Kunena and not, in a broader sense, to mail problems that you might be having elsewhere on your Joomla website?

Why are you being so rude and pointing everyone to a search that just takes you in circles and doesn't really answer or even address the problem?

Unless I'm missing something? Maybe you could point us to the EXACT thread that answers the question or solves the problem? I think most people are smart enough to try a search first - and wouldn't post unless they couldn't find the answer to their problem.

I have the same issue. If I go to the "Mass Mail Users" option in the User Menu of the Joomal Admin Page, I can send emails just fine. So what is the problem with Kunena? I don't see any special email settings just for Kunena, yet it is the only place in Joomla that sending email is not working.

I'm using the latest versions of both Joomla and Kunena.

Here is what appears at the top after each post is made...

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