Email component versus PHPMailer with cakePHP

Question

What are the core differences between the email component on cakephp and the phpmailer vendor for cakephp?

Does phpmailer use the email component?
Is just using the email component sufficient? What does phpmailer add to the picture?

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This question is related to (but not exactly the same as):
Core Email Vs PHPMailer Component

Answer 1

PHPMailer is a completely independent piece of software.

Can't say much about them, but as always, PHPMailer must implement features that are not supported by EmailComponent.

I've heard that it's the best option for attached files, but i did proved it.

I think you can do bulk sending to.

Hope it helps.

You could compare APIs.

http://phpmailer.worxware.com/index.php?pg=methods vs. http://api.cakephp.org/class/email-component