# Critical Error: EmailProvider The dataprovider class "[EMAILPROVIDERCLASS]" could not be loaded. Please contact your Communtiy Server administrator. A technical explanation of why this error is caused is below.
Community Server expects to load a email provider class; in this case: [EMAILPROVIDERCLASS]. This class requires that certain methods and properties are implemented. For more information you can also visit http://dev.communitycerver.com the home of Community Server.