diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index ccfbc5170..7c9ccdcf1 100755
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2017-10-02 DariusIII
+	* Chg: Use laravel Mail facade, remove phpmailer, update seeting.example.php accordingly, remove Utility sendEmail function
 2017-10-01 DariusIII
 	* Chg: Update swiftmailer to latest version
 	* Chg: Update cs of SABnzbd class
diff --git a/app/Mail/AccountChange.php b/app/Mail/AccountChange.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a106fcc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mail/AccountChange.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail;
+
+use App\Models\Settings;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class AccountChange extends Mailable
+{
+    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $user;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @param \App\Models\User $user
+     */
+    public function __construct(User $user)
+    {
+        $this->user = $user;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->from(Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'))->subject('Account Changed')->view('emails.accountChange')->with(['account' => $this->user->role->name, 'username' => $this->user->username, 'site' => Settings::settingValue('site.main.title'),]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mail/ContactUs.php b/app/Mail/ContactUs.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9ea0b513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mail/ContactUs.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class ContactUs extends Mailable
+{
+    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $mailFrom;
+
+    public $mailBody;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @param $mailFrom
+     * @param $mailBody
+     */
+    public function __construct($mailFrom, $mailBody)
+    {
+        $this->mailFrom = $mailFrom;
+        $this->mailBody = $mailBody;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->from($this->mailFrom)->subject('Contact form submitted')->view('emails.contactUs')->with(['mailBody' => $this->mailBody,]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mail/ForgottenPassword.php b/app/Mail/ForgottenPassword.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b64abfc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mail/ForgottenPassword.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail;
+
+use App\Models\Settings;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class ForgottenPassword extends Mailable
+{
+    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $user;
+
+    public $resetLink;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @param $userId
+     * @param $newPass
+     */
+    public function __construct($userId, $resetLink)
+    {
+        $this->user = User::query()->where('id', $userId)->first();
+        $this->resetLink = $resetLink;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->from(Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'))->subject('Forgotten password reset')->view('emails.forgottenPassword')->with(['resetLink' => $this->resetLink, 'site' => Settings::settingValue('site.main.title'),]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mail/PasswordReset.php b/app/Mail/PasswordReset.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d5e98f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mail/PasswordReset.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail;
+
+use App\Models\Settings;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class PasswordReset extends Mailable
+{
+    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $user;
+
+    public $newPass;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @param $userId
+     * @param $newPass
+     */
+    public function __construct($userId, $newPass)
+    {
+        $this->user = User::query()->where('id', $userId)->first();
+        $this->newPass = $newPass;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->from(Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'))->subject('Password reset')->view('emails.forgottenPassword')->with(['newPass' => $this->newPass, 'userName' => $this->user->username, 'site' => Settings::settingValue('site.main.title'),]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mail/SendInvite.php b/app/Mail/SendInvite.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fea3e567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mail/SendInvite.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail;
+
+use App\Models\Settings;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class SendInvite extends Mailable
+{
+    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $user;
+
+    public $invite;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @param $userId
+     */
+    public function __construct($userId, $invite)
+    {
+        $this->user = User::query()->where('id', $userId)->first();
+        $this->invite = $invite;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->from(Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'))->subject('Invite received')->view('emails.sendinvite')->with(['invite' => $this->invite, 'username' => $this->user->username, 'site' => Settings::settingValue('site.main.title'), 'email' => $this->user->email]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3cafea37c..e5c31d58b 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
     "laravel/tinker": "~1.0",
     "monolog/monolog": "^1.22",
     "php-tmdb/api": "~2.1",
-    "phpmailer/phpmailer": "~5.2",
     "predis/predis": "^1.1",
     "ramsey/uuid": "^3.7",
     "roave/security-advisories": "dev-master",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index d5fe65d17..042a60c9e 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#composer-lock-the-lock-file",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "07c3e07213202de2314c65983fe0d681",
+    "content-hash": "94196be2e996be2788d268ca1f0b4fce",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "adrenth/thetvdb2",
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "PHP Wrapper for Accessing the Steam Storefront API",
-            "time": "2017-08-27 15:14:06"
+            "time": "2017-08-27T15:14:06+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "barracudanetworks/forkdaemon-php",
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "A PHP library that acts as a wrapper for the GiantBomb API.",
-            "time": "2017-05-29 12:05:57"
+            "time": "2017-05-29T12:05:57+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "dnoegel/php-xdg-base-dir",
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "TVMaze-API-Wrapper",
-            "time": "2016-05-04 01:31:56"
+            "time": "2016-05-04T01:31:56+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "kbjr/Git.php",
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@
                 "source": "https://github.com/kbjr/Git.php/tree/master",
                 "issues": "https://github.com/kbjr/Git.php/issues"
             },
-            "time": "2015-03-31 14:10:29"
+            "time": "2015-03-31T14:10:29+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "kevinrob/guzzle-cache-middleware",
@@ -3359,83 +3359,6 @@
             ],
             "time": "2017-09-09T13:44:00+00:00"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "phpmailer/phpmailer",
-            "version": "v5.2.25",
-            "source": {
-                "type": "git",
-                "url": "https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer.git",
-                "reference": "2baf20b01690fba8cf720c1ebcf9b988eda50915"
-            },
-            "dist": {
-                "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/zipball/2baf20b01690fba8cf720c1ebcf9b988eda50915",
-                "reference": "2baf20b01690fba8cf720c1ebcf9b988eda50915",
-                "shasum": ""
-            },
-            "require": {
-                "ext-ctype": "*",
-                "php": ">=5.0.0"
-            },
-            "require-dev": {
-                "doctrine/annotations": "1.2.*",
-                "jms/serializer": "0.16.*",
-                "phpdocumentor/phpdocumentor": "2.*",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "4.8.*",
-                "symfony/debug": "2.8.*",
-                "symfony/filesystem": "2.8.*",
-                "symfony/translation": "2.8.*",
-                "symfony/yaml": "2.8.*",
-                "zendframework/zend-cache": "2.5.1",
-                "zendframework/zend-config": "2.5.1",
-                "zendframework/zend-eventmanager": "2.5.1",
-                "zendframework/zend-filter": "2.5.1",
-                "zendframework/zend-i18n": "2.5.1",
-                "zendframework/zend-json": "2.5.1",
-                "zendframework/zend-math": "2.5.1",
-                "zendframework/zend-serializer": "2.5.*",
-                "zendframework/zend-servicemanager": "2.5.*",
-                "zendframework/zend-stdlib": "2.5.1"
-            },
-            "suggest": {
-                "league/oauth2-google": "Needed for Google XOAUTH2 authentication"
-            },
-            "type": "library",
-            "autoload": {
-                "classmap": [
-                    "class.phpmailer.php",
-                    "class.phpmaileroauth.php",
-                    "class.phpmaileroauthgoogle.php",
-                    "class.smtp.php",
-                    "class.pop3.php",
-                    "extras/EasyPeasyICS.php",
-                    "extras/ntlm_sasl_client.php"
-                ]
-            },
-            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
-            "license": [
-                "LGPL-2.1"
-            ],
-            "authors": [
-                {
-                    "name": "Jim Jagielski",
-                    "email": "jimjag@gmail.com"
-                },
-                {
-                    "name": "Marcus Bointon",
-                    "email": "phpmailer@synchromedia.co.uk"
-                },
-                {
-                    "name": "Andy Prevost",
-                    "email": "codeworxtech@users.sourceforge.net"
-                },
-                {
-                    "name": "Brent R. Matzelle"
-                }
-            ],
-            "description": "PHPMailer is a full-featured email creation and transfer class for PHP",
-            "time": "2017-08-28T11:12:07+00:00"
-        },
         {
             "name": "predis/predis",
             "version": "v1.1.1",
diff --git a/nntmux/Users.php b/nntmux/Users.php
index d940819c9..286a17d37 100755
--- a/nntmux/Users.php
+++ b/nntmux/Users.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace nntmux;
 
+use App\Mail\AccountChange;
+use App\Mail\SendInvite;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use nntmux\db\DB;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use App\Models\User;
@@ -461,18 +464,14 @@ class Users
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $msgsubject
-     * @param $msgbody
-     *
      * @return int
-     * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function updateExpiredRoles($msgsubject, $msgbody): int
+    public function updateExpiredRoles(): int
     {
-        $data = User::query()->whereDate('rolechangedate', '<', Carbon::now())->select(['id', 'email'])->get();
+        $data = User::query()->whereDate('rolechangedate', '<', Carbon::now())->get();
 
         foreach ($data as $u) {
-            Utility::sendEmail($u['email'], $msgsubject, $msgbody, Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'));
+            Mail::to($u['email'])->send(new AccountChange($u));
             User::query()->where('id', $u['id'])->update(['user_roles_id' => self::ROLE_USER, 'rolechangedate' => null]);
         }
 
@@ -1081,24 +1080,17 @@ class Users
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $sitetitle
-     * @param $siteemail
-     * @param $serverurl
+     * @param $serverUrl
      * @param $uid
-     * @param $emailto
-     *
+     * @param $emailTo
      * @return string
-     * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function sendInvite($sitetitle, $siteemail, $serverurl, $uid, $emailto): string
+    public function sendInvite($serverUrl, $uid, $emailTo): string
     {
-        $sender = $this->getById($uid);
         $token = self::hashSHA1(uniqid('', true));
-        $subject = $sitetitle.' Invitation';
-        $url = $serverurl.'register?invitecode='.$token;
-        $contents = $sender['username'].' has sent an invite to join '.$sitetitle.' to this email address. To accept the invitation click the following link. '.$url;
+        $url = $serverUrl.'register?invitecode='.$token;
 
-        Utility::sendEmail($emailto, $subject, $contents, $siteemail);
+        Mail::to($emailTo)->send(new SendInvite($uid, $url));
         $this->addInvite($uid, $token);
 
         return $url;
diff --git a/nntmux/config/Configure.php b/nntmux/config/Configure.php
index d7eddae36..88986f5e3 100755
--- a/nntmux/config/Configure.php
+++ b/nntmux/config/Configure.php
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ namespace nntmux\config;
 class Configure
 {
     private static $environments = [
-		'indexer' => [
-			'.env'	=> true,
-			'settings'	=> false,
-		],
-		'install' => [
-			'.env'	=> true,
-			'settings'	=> false,
-		],
-		'smarty'  => [
-			'.env'	=> true,
-			'settings'	=> false,
-		],
-	];
+        'indexer' => [
+            '.env'    => true,
+            'settings'    => false,
+        ],
+        'install' => [
+            '.env'    => true,
+            'settings'    => false,
+        ],
+        'smarty'  => [
+            '.env'    => true,
+            'settings'    => false,
+        ],
+    ];
 
     /**
      * Configure constructor.
@@ -82,63 +82,63 @@ class Configure
         if (! file_exists($file) && $throwException) {
             $errorCode = (int) ($filename === '.env');
             throw new \RuntimeException(
-				"Unable to load configuration file '$file'. Make sure it has been created and contains correct settings.",
-				$errorCode
-			);
+                "Unable to load configuration file '$file'. Make sure it has been created and contains correct settings.",
+                $errorCode
+            );
         }
         if ($file !== NN_ROOT.'.env' && file_exists($file)) {
             require_once $file;
         }
 
         switch ($filename) {
-			case '.env':
-				$this->defaultSSL();
-				break;
-			case 'settings':
-				$settings_file = NN_CONFIGS.'settings.php';
-				if (is_file($settings_file)) {
-				    require_once $settings_file;
-				    if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
-				        $current_settings_file_version = 4; // Update this when updating settings.example.php
-				        if (! defined('NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION') ||
-							NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION != $current_settings_file_version
-						) {
-				            echo "\033[0;31mNotice: Your $settings_file file is either out of date or you have not updated".
-								 " NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION to $current_settings_file_version in that file.\033[0m".
-								 PHP_EOL;
-				        }
-				        unset($current_settings_file_version);
-				    }
-				} elseif (! defined('ITEMS_PER_PAGE')) {
-				    define('ITEMS_PER_PAGE', '50');
-				    define('ITEMS_PER_COVER_PAGE', '20');
-				    define('NN_ECHOCLI', true);
-				    define('NN_DEBUG', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGGING', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGINFO', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGNOTICE', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGWARNING', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGERROR', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGFATAL', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGQUERIES', false);
-				    define('NN_LOGAUTOLOADER', false);
-				    define('NN_QUERY_STRIP_WHITESPACE', false);
-				    define('NN_RENAME_PAR2', true);
-				    define('NN_RENAME_MUSIC_MEDIAINFO', true);
-				    define('NN_CACHE_EXPIRY_SHORT', 300);
-				    define('NN_CACHE_EXPIRY_MEDIUM', 600);
-				    define('NN_CACHE_EXPIRY_LONG', 900);
-				    define('NN_PREINFO_OPEN', false);
-				    define('NN_FLOOD_CHECK', false);
-				    define('NN_FLOOD_WAIT_TIME', 5);
-				    define('NN_FLOOD_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND', 5);
-				    define('NN_USE_SQL_TRANSACTIONS', true);
-				    define('NN_RELEASE_SEARCH_TYPE', 0);
-				    define('NN_MAX_PAGER_RESULTS', '125000');
-				}
-				unset($settings_file);
-				break;
-		}
+            case '.env':
+                $this->defaultSSL();
+                break;
+            case 'settings':
+                $settings_file = NN_CONFIGS.'settings.php';
+                if (is_file($settings_file)) {
+                    require_once $settings_file;
+                    if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+                        $current_settings_file_version = 5; // Update this when updating settings.example.php
+                        if (! defined('NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION') ||
+                            NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION !== $current_settings_file_version
+                        ) {
+                            echo "\033[0;31mNotice: Your $settings_file file is either out of date or you have not updated".
+                                 " NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION to $current_settings_file_version in that file.\033[0m".
+                                 PHP_EOL;
+                        }
+                        unset($current_settings_file_version);
+                    }
+                } elseif (! defined('ITEMS_PER_PAGE')) {
+                    define('ITEMS_PER_PAGE', '50');
+                    define('ITEMS_PER_COVER_PAGE', '20');
+                    define('NN_ECHOCLI', true);
+                    define('NN_DEBUG', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGGING', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGINFO', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGNOTICE', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGWARNING', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGERROR', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGFATAL', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGQUERIES', false);
+                    define('NN_LOGAUTOLOADER', false);
+                    define('NN_QUERY_STRIP_WHITESPACE', false);
+                    define('NN_RENAME_PAR2', true);
+                    define('NN_RENAME_MUSIC_MEDIAINFO', true);
+                    define('NN_CACHE_EXPIRY_SHORT', 300);
+                    define('NN_CACHE_EXPIRY_MEDIUM', 600);
+                    define('NN_CACHE_EXPIRY_LONG', 900);
+                    define('NN_PREINFO_OPEN', false);
+                    define('NN_FLOOD_CHECK', false);
+                    define('NN_FLOOD_WAIT_TIME', 5);
+                    define('NN_FLOOD_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND', 5);
+                    define('NN_USE_SQL_TRANSACTIONS', true);
+                    define('NN_RELEASE_SEARCH_TYPE', 0);
+                    define('NN_MAX_PAGER_RESULTS', '125000');
+                }
+                unset($settings_file);
+                break;
+        }
     }
 
     private function defaultSSL()
diff --git a/nntmux/config/settings.example.php b/nntmux/config/settings.example.php
index 001b84f7d..ea494c69f 100755
--- a/nntmux/config/settings.example.php
+++ b/nntmux/config/settings.example.php
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ use nntmux\utility\Utility;
  *
  * @note    Developers: When updating settings.example.php, up this version
  *                   and $current_settings_file_version in nntmux\config\Configure.php
- * @version 4
+ * @version 5
  */
-define('NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION', 4);
+define('NN_SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION', 5);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////// Web Settings //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ define('NN_CACHE_TYPE', 0);
  *                   http://php.net/manual/en/memcached.addserver.php
  */
 define('NN_CACHE_HOSTS', serialize(
-	[
-		'Server1' => [
-			'host'   => '127.0.0.1',
-			'port'   => 11211,
-			'weight' => 0,
-		],
-	]
+    [
+        'Server1' => [
+            'host'   => '127.0.0.1',
+            'port'   => 11211,
+            'weight' => 0,
+        ],
+    ]
 ));
 
 /*
@@ -424,128 +424,17 @@ define('NN_SQL_DELETE_LOW_PRIORITY', false);
  */
 define('NN_SQL_DELETE_QUICK', false);
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-////////////////////////////////////////////// PHPMailer Settings //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/*
- * Simple constant to let us know this file is included and we should use PHPMailer library.
- * Uncomment the line below after setting the other constants.
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_ENABLED', false);
-
-/*
- * Global "From" Address.
- * This address will be set as the From: address on every email sent by NN.
- *
- * @example 'noreply@example.com'
- * @note    Depending on server configurations, it may not respect this value.
- * @default '' (uses the contact email configured in 'Edit Site' settings)
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_FROM_EMAIL', '');
-
-/*
- * Global "From" Name.
- * Along with the email above, this will display as the name.
- *
- * @example 'KingCat'
- * @note    Depending on server configurations, it may not respect this value.
- * @default '' (uses the site title configured in 'Edit Site' settings)
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_FROM_NAME', '');
-
-/*
- * Global "Reply-to" Address.
- * This address will be set as the Reply-to: address on every email sent by NN.
- *
- * @example 'support@example.com'
- * @note    It's a good idea to set this to your support email account (if possible)
- * @default '' (uses the contact email configured in 'Edit Site' settings)
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_REPLYTO', '');
-
-/*
- * Always BCC.
- * This email address will be blind carbon copied on every email sent from this site.
- *
- * @note    This has very specific uses, don't enable unless you're sure you want to get the deluge.
- * @default ''
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_BCC', '');
-
-/*
- * Should we use a SMTP server to send mail?
- * If false, it will use your default settings from php.ini.
- *
- * @note    If set to true, be sure to set the server settings below.
- * @default false
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_USE_SMTP', false);
-
-/*********************************************************************************
- * The following options require PHPMAILER_USE_SMTP to be true: *
- *********************************************************************************/
-
-/*
- * This is the hostname to use if connecting to a SMTP server.
- *
- * @note    You can specify main and backup hosts, delimit with a semicolon. (i.e. 'main.host.com;backup.host.com')
- * @default ''
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_SMTP_HOST', '');
-
-/*
- * TLS & SSL Support for your SMTP server.
- *
- * @note    Possible values: false, 'tls', 'ssl'
- * @default 'tls'
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_SMTP_SECURE', 'tls');
-
-/*
- * SMTP Port
- *
- * @note    Usually this is 25, 465, or 587
- * @default 587
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_SMTP_PORT', 587);
-
-/*
- * Does your SMTP host require authentication?
- *
- * @note    Be sure to set credentials below if changing to true.
- * @default false
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_SMTP_AUTH', false);
-
-/*********************************************************************************
- * The following options require both PHPMAILER_USE_SMTP & PHPMAILER_SMTP_AUTH to be true: *
- *********************************************************************************/
-
-/*
- * SMTP username for authentication.
- *
- * @default ''
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_SMTP_USER', '');
-
-/*
- * SMTP password for authentication.
- *
- * @default ''
- */
-define('PHPMAILER_SMTP_PASSWORD', '');
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /////////////////////////////////////////////// PHP CLI Settings ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 if (Utility::isCLI()) {
 
-	/*
-	 * Your server's local timezone.
-	 * @note    Uncomment to enable.
-	 * @see     https://secure.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
-	 * @version 4
-	 */
+    /*
+     * Your server's local timezone.
+     * @note    Uncomment to enable.
+     * @see     https://secure.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
+     * @version 4
+     */
     //ini_set('date.timezone', 'America/New_York');
 
     /*
@@ -623,12 +512,12 @@ if (Utility::isCLI()) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 } else {
 
-	/*
-	 * Your server's local timezone.
-	 * @note    Uncomment to enable.
-	 * @see     https://secure.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
-	 * @version 4
-	 */
+    /*
+     * Your server's local timezone.
+     * @note    Uncomment to enable.
+     * @see     https://secure.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
+     * @version 4
+     */
     //ini_set('date.timezone', 'America/New_York');
 
     /*
@@ -714,12 +603,12 @@ if (Utility::isCLI()) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 if (extension_loaded('xdebug')) {
 
-	/*
-	 * Display colors on xdebug CLI output?
-	 * 0 - off, 1 - on only if on a TTY with ansi support, 2 - on regardless of TTY or ansi support.
-	 * @default 0
-	 * @version 4
-	 */
+    /*
+     * Display colors on xdebug CLI output?
+     * 0 - off, 1 - on only if on a TTY with ansi support, 2 - on regardless of TTY or ansi support.
+     * @default 0
+     * @version 4
+     */
     ini_set('xdebug.cli_color', '0');
 
     /*
diff --git a/nntmux/utility/Utility.php b/nntmux/utility/Utility.php
index 4367c7f69..f018ca806 100755
--- a/nntmux/utility/Utility.php
+++ b/nntmux/utility/Utility.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace nntmux\utility;
 
 use nntmux\db\DB;
-use nntmux\Logger;
 use nntmux\ColorCLI;
 use Ramsey\Uuid\Uuid;
 use App\Models\Settings;
@@ -704,109 +703,6 @@ class Utility
         ];
     }
 
-    // Central function for sending site email.
-
-    /**
-     * @param $to
-     * @param $subject
-     * @param $contents
-     * @param $from
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws \nntmux\LoggerException
-     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws \Exception
-     * @throws \phpmailerException
-     */
-    public static function sendEmail($to, $subject, $contents, $from): bool
-    {
-        //Setup the body first since we need it regardless of sending method.
-        $eol = PHP_EOL;
-
-        $body = '<html>'.$eol;
-        $body .= '<body style=\'font-family:Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#666666;\'>'.$eol;
-        $body .= $contents;
-        $body .= '</body>'.$eol;
-        $body .= '</html>'.$eol;
-
-        if (PHPMAILER_ENABLED === true) {
-            $mail = new \PHPMailer;
-
-            // Check to make sure the user has their settings correct.
-            if (PHPMAILER_USE_SMTP === true) {
-                if ((! defined('PHPMAILER_SMTP_HOST') || PHPMAILER_SMTP_HOST === '') ||
-                    (! defined('PHPMAILER_SMTP_PORT') || PHPMAILER_SMTP_PORT === '')
-                ) {
-                    throw new \phpmailerException(
-                        'You opted to use SMTP but the PHPMAILER_SMTP_HOST and/or PHPMAILER_SMTP_PORT is/are not defined correctly! Either fix the missing/incorrect values or change PHPMAILER_USE_SMTP to false in the www/settings.php'
-                    );
-                }
-
-                // If the user enabled SMTP & Auth but did not setup credentials, throw an exception.
-                if (defined('PHPMAILER_SMTP_AUTH') && PHPMAILER_SMTP_AUTH === true) {
-                    if ((! defined('PHPMAILER_SMTP_USER') || PHPMAILER_SMTP_USER === '') ||
-                        (! defined('PHPMAILER_SMTP_PASSWORD') || PHPMAILER_SMTP_PASSWORD === '')
-                    ) {
-                        throw new \phpmailerException(
-                            'You opted to use SMTP and SMTP Auth but the PHPMAILER_SMTP_USER and/or PHPMAILER_SMTP_PASSWORD is/are not defined correctly. Please set them in www/settings.php'
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            //Finally we can send the mail.
-            $mail->isHTML(true);
-
-            if (PHPMAILER_USE_SMTP) {
-                $mail->isSMTP();
-
-                $mail->Host = PHPMAILER_SMTP_HOST;
-                $mail->Port = PHPMAILER_SMTP_PORT;
-
-                $mail->SMTPSecure = PHPMAILER_SMTP_SECURE;
-
-                if (PHPMAILER_SMTP_AUTH) {
-                    $mail->SMTPAuth = true;
-                    $mail->Username = PHPMAILER_SMTP_USER;
-                    $mail->Password = PHPMAILER_SMTP_PASSWORD;
-                }
-            }
-
-            $fromEmail = (PHPMAILER_FROM_EMAIL === '') ? Settings::settingValue('site.main.email') : PHPMAILER_FROM_EMAIL;
-            $fromName = (PHPMAILER_FROM_NAME === '') ? Settings::settingValue('site.main.title') : PHPMAILER_FROM_NAME;
-            $replyTo = (PHPMAILER_REPLYTO === '') ? $from : PHPMAILER_REPLYTO;
-
-            (PHPMAILER_BCC !== '') ? $mail->addBCC(PHPMAILER_BCC) : null;
-
-            $mail->setFrom($fromEmail, $fromName);
-            $mail->addAddress($to);
-            $mail->addReplyTo($replyTo);
-            $mail->Subject = $subject;
-            $mail->Body = $body;
-            $mail->AltBody = $mail->html2text($body, true);
-
-            $sent = $mail->send();
-
-            if (! $sent) {
-                (new Logger())->log(__CLASS__, __FUNCTION__, $mail->ErrorInfo, Logger::LOG_ERROR);
-                throw new \phpmailerException('Unable to send mail. Error: '.$mail->ErrorInfo);
-            }
-
-            return $sent;
-        }
-
-        // We don't use PHPMAILER so send the email using PHP mail function
-        $headers = 'From: '.$from.$eol;
-        $headers .= 'Reply-To: '.$from.$eol;
-        $headers .= 'Return-Path: '.$from.$eol;
-        $headers .= 'X-Mailer: newznab'.$eol;
-        $headers .= 'MIME-Version: 1.0'.$eol;
-        $headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'.$eol;
-        $headers .= $eol;
-
-        return mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return file type/info using magic numbers.
      * Try using `file` program where available, fallback to using PHP's finfo class.
diff --git a/public/admin/user-edit.php b/public/admin/user-edit.php
index dc7c4b629..4f6e8abae 100644
--- a/public/admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/public/admin/user-edit.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 require_once dirname(__DIR__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'smarty.php';
 
+use App\Mail\AccountChange;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use nntmux\Users;
-use App\Models\Settings;
 use App\Models\UserRole;
-use nntmux\utility\Utility;
 
 $page = new AdminPage();
 $users = new Users();
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ switch ($action) {
             if ($_POST['role'] !== '') {
                 $newRole = UserRole::query()->where('id', $_POST['role'])->value('name');
                 $email = $_POST['email'] ?? $_GET['email'];
-                Utility::sendEmail($email, 'Account changed', 'Your account role has been changed to '.$newRole, Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'));
+                Mail::to($email)->send(new AccountChange($_POST['id']));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/public/pages/contact-us.php b/public/pages/contact-us.php
index 9efa21f65..87c14bf61 100644
--- a/public/pages/contact-us.php
+++ b/public/pages/contact-us.php
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Mail\ContactUs;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use nntmux\Captcha;
 use App\Models\Settings;
-use nntmux\utility\Utility;
 
 $captcha = new Captcha($page);
 $msg = '';
@@ -14,19 +15,17 @@ if (isset($_POST['useremail'])) {
 
     if ($captcha->getError() === false) {
         $email = $_POST['useremail'];
-        $mailto = Settings::settingValue('site.main.email');
-        $mailsubj = 'Contact Form Submitted';
-        $mailhead = "From: $email\n";
-        $mailbody = "Values submitted from contact form:\n";
+        $mailTo = Settings::settingValue('site.main.email');
+        $mailBody = "Values submitted from contact form:\n";
 
         foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
             if ($key !== 'submit') {
-                $mailbody .= "$key : $value<br />\r\n";
+                $mailBody .= "$key : $value<br />\r\n";
             }
         }
 
         if (! preg_match("/\n/i", $_POST['useremail'])) {
-            Utility::sendEmail($mailto, $mailsubj, $mailbody, $email);
+            Mail::to($mailTo)->send(new ContactUs($email, $mailBody));
         }
         $msg = "<h2 style='text-align:center;'>Thank you for getting in touch with ".Settings::settingValue('site.main.title').'.</h2>';
     }
diff --git a/public/pages/forgottenpassword.php b/public/pages/forgottenpassword.php
index 260fe736a..5db4c55d9 100644
--- a/public/pages/forgottenpassword.php
+++ b/public/pages/forgottenpassword.php
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Mail\ForgottenPassword;
+use App\Mail\PasswordReset;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use nntmux\Captcha;
-use App\Models\Settings;
-use nntmux\utility\Utility;
 
 if ($page->users->isLoggedIn()) {
     header('Location: '.WWW_TOP.'/');
@@ -14,76 +15,72 @@ $captcha = new Captcha($page);
 $email = $sent = $confirmed = '';
 
 switch ($action) {
-	case 'reset':
-		if (! isset($_REQUEST['guid'])) {
-		    $page->smarty->assign('error', 'No reset code provided.');
-		    break;
-		}
+    case 'reset':
+        if (! isset($_REQUEST['guid'])) {
+            $page->smarty->assign('error', 'No reset code provided.');
+            break;
+        }
 
-		$ret = $page->users->getByPassResetGuid($_REQUEST['guid']);
-		if (! $ret) {
-		    $page->smarty->assign('error', 'Bad reset code provided.');
-		    break;
-		} else {
-		    //
-		    // reset the password, inform the user, send out the email
-		    //
-		    $page->users->updatePassResetGuid($ret['id'], '');
-		    $newpass = $page->users->generatePassword();
-		    $page->users->updatePassword($ret['id'], $newpass);
+        $ret = $page->users->getByPassResetGuid($_REQUEST['guid']);
+        if (! $ret) {
+            $page->smarty->assign('error', 'Bad reset code provided.');
+            break;
+        }
 
-		    $to = $ret['email'];
-		    $subject = Settings::settingValue('site.main.title').' Password Reset';
-		    $contents = 'Your password has been reset to '.$newpass;
-		    $onscreen = 'Your password has been reset to <strong>'.$newpass.'</strong> and sent to your e-mail address.';
-		    Utility::sendEmail($to, $subject, $contents, Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'));
-		    $page->smarty->assign('notice', $onscreen);
-		    $confirmed = true;
-		    break;
-		}
+        //
+        // reset the password, inform the user, send out the email
+        //
+        $page->users->updatePassResetGuid($ret['id'], '');
+        $newpass = $page->users->generatePassword();
+        $page->users->updatePassword($ret['id'], $newpass);
 
-		break;
-	case 'submit':
+        $to = $ret['email'];
+        $onscreen = 'Your password has been reset to <strong>'.$newpass.'</strong> and sent to your e-mail address.';
+        Mail::to($to)->send(new PasswordReset($ret['id'], $newpass));
+        $page->smarty->assign('notice', $onscreen);
+        $confirmed = true;
+        break;
 
-		if ($captcha->getError() === false) {
-		    $email = $_POST['email'] ?? '';
-		    if (empty($email)) {
-		        $page->smarty->assign('error', 'Missing Email');
-		    } else {
-		        //
-		        // Check users exists and send an email
-		        //
-		        $ret = $page->users->getByEmail($email);
-		        if (! $ret) {
-		            $page->smarty->assign('error', 'The email address is not recognised.');
-		            $sent = true;
-		            break;
-		        } else {
-		            //
-		            // Generate a forgottenpassword guid, store it in the user table
-		            //
-		            $guid = md5(uniqid('', false));
-		            $page->users->updatePassResetGuid($ret['id'], $guid);
+        break;
+    case 'submit':
 
-		            //
-		            // Send the email
-		            //
-		            $to = $ret['email'];
-		            $subject = Settings::settingValue('site.main.title').' Forgotten Password Request';
-		            $contents = 'Someone has requested a password reset for this email address. To reset the password use the following link. '.PHP_EOL.PHP_EOL.$page->serverurl.'forgottenpassword?action=reset&guid='.$guid;
-		            Utility::sendEmail($to, $subject, $contents, Settings::settingValue('site.main.email'));
-		            $sent = true;
-		            break;
-		        }
-		    }
-		    break;
-		}
+        if ($captcha->getError() === false) {
+            $email = $_POST['email'] ?? '';
+            if (empty($email)) {
+                $page->smarty->assign('error', 'Missing Email');
+            } else {
+                //
+                // Check users exists and send an email
+                //
+                $ret = $page->users->getByEmail($email);
+                if (! $ret) {
+                    $page->smarty->assign('error', 'The email address is not recognised.');
+                    $sent = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+                //
+                // Generate a forgottenpassword guid, store it in the user table
+                //
+                $guid = md5(uniqid('', false));
+                $page->users->updatePassResetGuid($ret['id'], $guid);
+                //
+                // Send the email
+                //
+                $to = $ret['email'];
+                $resetLink = $page->serverurl.'forgottenpassword?action=reset&guid='.$guid;
+                Mail::to($to)->send(new ForgottenPassword($ret['id'], $resetLink));
+                $sent = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
 }
-$page->smarty->assign([
-		'email'     => $email,
-		'confirmed' => $confirmed,
-		'sent'      => $sent,
-	]
+$page->smarty->assign(
+    [
+        'email'     => $email,
+        'confirmed' => $confirmed,
+        'sent'      => $sent,
+    ]
 );
 
 $page->title = 'Forgotten Password';
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/accountChange.blade.php b/resources/views/emails/accountChange.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e56114831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/accountChange.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@extends('emails.email_layout')
+
+@section('title')
+    Your account level has been changed
+@endsection
+
+@section('content')
+    Dear {{ $username }},
+    <br>
+    Your account has been changed to {{ $account }}
+    <br><br><br>
+    Greetings from {{ $site }}
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/contactUs.blade.php b/resources/views/emails/contactUs.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec71d462f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/contactUs.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+@extends('emails.email_layout')
+
+@section('title')
+    Contact form submitted
+@endsection
+
+@section('content')
+    {{ $mailBody }}
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/email_layout.blade.php b/resources/views/emails/email_layout.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73819be96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/email_layout.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <title>
+        @yield('title')
+    </title>
+
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
+
+    <style>
+        html, body {
+            height: 40%;
+        }
+
+        body {
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 0;
+            width: 40%;
+            color: #0a2b1d;
+            display: table;
+            font-weight: 100;
+            font-family: \'Lato\', sans-serif;
+        }
+
+        .container {
+            text-align: center;
+            display: table-cell;
+            vertical-align: middle;
+        }
+
+        .content {
+            text-align: center;
+            display: inline-block;
+        }
+
+        .title {
+            font-size: 72px;
+            margin-bottom: 40px;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div class="container">
+    <div>
+        @yield('content')
+    </div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/forgottenPassword.blade.php b/resources/views/emails/forgottenPassword.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec5498ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/forgottenPassword.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@extends('emails.email_layout')
+
+@section('title')
+    Forgotten Password
+@endsection
+
+@section('content')
+
+    Someone has requested a password reset for this email address.
+    <br>
+    To reset the password use the following link: <a href="{{$resetLink}}">{{$resetLink}}</a><br>
+    <br><br><br>
+    Greetings from {{ $site }}
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/passwordReset.blade.php b/resources/views/emails/passwordReset.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92af3c262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/passwordReset.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@extends('emails.email_layout')
+
+@section('title')
+    Forgotten Password
+@endsection
+
+@section('content')
+    Dear {{ $userName }},
+    <br>
+    Your password has been reset to: {{ $newPass }}
+    <br><br><br>
+    Greetings from {{ $site }}
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/sendinvite.blade.php b/resources/views/emails/sendinvite.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2eb65f284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/sendinvite.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+@extends('emails.email_layout')
+
+@section('title')
+    You have received an invite
+@endsection
+
+@section('content')
+    Dear {{ $email }},
+    <br>
+    you have received an invite from {{ $username }} to register on {{ $site }}
+    <br>
+    To register click on following link:  <a href="{{$invite}}">{{$invite}}</a><br>
+    <br><br><br>
+    Greetings from {{ $site }}
+@endsection