---
title: "Deprecation: #62794 - Mail methods in GeneralUtility"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-62794"
source: "Changelog/7.0/Deprecation-62794-DeprecateOldMailMethodsInGeneralUtility.rst"
typo3-version: "7.0"
typo3-major: 7
type: "deprecation"
issue: 62794
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/62794"
tags: ["PHP-API", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-17T12:41:04+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #62794 - Mail methods in GeneralUtility {#deprecation-62794-mail-methods-in-generalutility}

See [forge#62794](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/62794)

## Description {#description}

The following methods of the class TYPO3CMSCoreUtilityGeneralUtility have been marked as deprecated:

-   quoted_printable()
-   encodeHeader()
-   substUrlsInPlainText()

## Impact {#impact}

The methods were used together with the old mail API and are now obsolete. Deprecation warnings will be triggered if used.

## Affected installations {#affected-installations}

Installations that still use those methods will trigger deprecations warnings.

## Migration {#migration}

Code that still uses these methods should be refactored to the mail API using
TYPO3CMSCoreMailMailer class.