Topic: GMail SMTP Fix

[tinoest]

Link to Mod

Fixes SMF not being able to send Email's via GMail's SMTP servers, Less Secure app's has to be set to allow this Modification to work.

Change account access for less secure apps

To help keep Google Accounts through work, school, or other groups more secure, we block some less secure apps from using them. If you have this kind of account, you’ll see a "Password incorrect" error when trying to sign in. If so, you have two options:

    Option 1: Install a more secure app that uses stronger security measures. All Google products, like Gmail, use the latest security measures.
    Option 2: Change your settings to allow less secure apps into your account. We don't recommend this option because it can make it easier for someone to break into your account. If you want to allow access anyway, follow these steps:
        Go to the "Less secure apps" section of my Account. https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
        Turn on Allow less secure apps. (Note: If your administrator has locked less secure app account access, this setting is hidden.)

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[Rock Lee]

I'm just reviewing a community that serves and gives problems with the Gmail emails that it has been using for years. That's why it's great for me. I'm going to try it to see how anything you notice!


Regards!

[steve in houston]

I'd like to use Gmail as my main forum email but it's not working correctly.  It will send with mail type as PHP but not SMTP.  The email gives a phishing error when sent via PHP.

Here are the steps I took so far:
- Installed your mod
- Allowed less secure apps
- Server Settings->General - Updated email address to my gmail
- Maintenance->Mail->Settings
--- Changed mail type to SMTP
--- SMTP server = smtp.gmail.com
--- SMTP port = 465
--- SMTP username and password match my gmail account

What do you suggest?


EDIT
I think I got it.  I changed the SMTP to ssl://smtp.gmail.com (per another thread) and found that google sent a blocked access email so I allowed my IP.  I received an email without the error.