diff --git a/utils/mail/mailer.js b/utils/mail/mailer.js
index f614222..3f77d7a 100644
--- a/utils/mail/mailer.js
+++ b/utils/mail/mailer.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export default class NewsletterMailer {
      */
     async #transporter(mailConfig) {
         return nodemailer.createTransport({
-            secure: true,
+            secure: false,
             host: mailConfig.host,
             port: mailConfig.port,
             auth: { user: mailConfig.auth.user, pass: mailConfig.auth.pass },
diff --git a/utils/newsletter.js b/utils/newsletter.js
index a5ba80b..cdad96a 100644
--- a/utils/newsletter.js
+++ b/utils/newsletter.js
@@ -267,10 +267,15 @@ export default class Newsletter {
             if (elementUrl === '#' || !elementUrl) return;
 
             /** @type {string | null} */
-            let urlHost = null;
+             let urlHost = null;
 
             elementUrl = he.decode(elementUrl);
 
+            // ignore non http/https begin
+            if (!elementUrl.startsWith('http://') && !elementUrl.startsWith('https://')) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             try {
                 urlHost = new URL(elementUrl).host;
             } catch (error) {
@@ -278,6 +283,7 @@ export default class Newsletter {
                     logTags.Newsletter,
                     Error(`Invalid URL found: ${elementUrl}, ${error.stack}.`),
                 );
+                return; // skip fail
             }
 
             if (