Title: Email Return Path
Last modified: February 4, 2018

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# Email Return Path

 *  Resolved Anonymous User 14978628
 * (@anonymized-14978628)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/)
 * Hi, What should this setting be? Is it best left unchecked as default? thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/#post-9936679)
 * The setting, “Email Return Path” says:
 * “Use From address for Return-Path (applies to all email sent from this site)”
 * So that means that if you enable the setting, the “Email From Address” will be
   used as the “Return-Path” header for all outgoing email (sent via WP). If your
   email address is on the same domain as the site (e.g., [email@example.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/email@example.com?output_format=md)),
   then you may enable the setting. If you are using a 3rd-party email service (
   e.g., hotmail), then you probably want to leave that setting disabled.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 14978628
 * (@anonymized-14978628)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/#post-9936693)
 * ok, what about if i’m using a 3rd-party email service that allows me to create
   emails with my domain? e.g., [me@mydomain.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/me@mydomain.com?output_format=md)
   Does that make a difference?
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/#post-9936700)
 * For that I am not sure.. it should be fine as long as the email address matches
   up with the sending domain (i.e., return path). But I am not an email expert,
   just a WP expert 🙂
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 14978628
 * (@anonymized-14978628)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/#post-9936711)
 * In this case, would i be any less secure/would the plugin be less effective, 
   if i left this checkbox unchecked?
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-return-path/#post-9936727)
 * Nope. With that setting either enabled or disabled, the plugin still protects
   against the HHI vulnerability. The return path header setting is just a bonus
   that can improve email functionality in general.

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