server/AyaNova/util/Mailer.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
 
         public async Task SendEmailAsync(string email, string subject, string body, AyaNova.Models.GlobalOpsNotificationSettings smtpSettings, string attachPDFPath = null, string forceFileName = null, string htmlBody = null)
         {
+#if (DEBUG)
+            //SAFETY BREAK FOR TESTING IN HOUSE
+            switch (email)
+            {
+                case "support@ayanova.com":
+                case "johncrdnl@gmail.com":
+                case "gzmailadmin@gmail.com":
+                case "sales@ayanova.com":
+                case "support@onayanova.com":
+                case "techworks@shaw.ca":
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"DANGER: in DEBUG mode but about to email someone {email} outside our test network");
+                    //DANGER: about to email someone outside our test network
+                    System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
+                    break;
+            }
+#endif
             try
             {
                 var message = new MimeMessage();
@@ -72,6 +90,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
 
 
                     await client.AuthenticateAsync(smtpSettings.SmtpAccount, smtpSettings.SmtpPassword);
+                    //this is the one and only place that email is sent from ultimately 
+                    //everything else is upstream
                     await client.SendAsync(message);
                     await client.DisconnectAsync(true);
                     DisposeStreamsInMimeMessage(message);