>Hi,
>
>I am trying to send email using GMAIL server. For SMTP I use "smtp.gmail.com", port 465, and then user gmail user ID and password.
>But I get a message "cannot connect to the server"
>Is there a setting or something I am missing?
In your mail client you need to specify that encryption is required:
https://www.lifewire.com/what-are-the-gmail-smtp-settings-1170854If you're using port 465, specify the encryption type is SSL. If you use TLS it's port 587.
Also make sure your user name is not just "YourUserName", instead it has to be "
YourUserName@gmail.com".
Whichever port you use, you need to make sure your environment allows outgoing traffic on that port. That's not usually an issue in small environments (typically no restrictions on outgoing traffic) but if it's been locked down for any reason then you'll need to get the sysadmin to allow your traffic.
Regards. Al
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