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      kejianshi
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      Yes - Frequently.

      Maybe its landing in junk or some other?

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        JohnnyBeGood
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        @kejianshi:

        Yes - Frequently.

        Maybe its landing in junk or some other?

        Thanks for the reply!

        My From e-mail address and Notification E-Mail address are both same Gmail address so it does not get blocked.
        Also, I doubled checked spam folder.

        I like to fill my tub up with water, then turn the shower on and act like I'm in a submarine that's been hit!

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          kejianshi
          last edited by

          Hmmmm - username / password?

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            hda
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            Error
            534 : Message too big.

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              kejianshi
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              What kind of message would pfsense send that is too big for gmail?

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                hda
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                Dunno. Maybe in header info from the SSL ?
                I won't test… Try smtps again after test with 25 and/or 587 ?

                But, smtps 465 seems a deprecated method. Go for 587 if you must avoid 25.

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                  JohnnyBeGood
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                  @kejianshi:

                  Hmmmm - username / password?

                  I've re-entered email and password saved and did test, no joy.
                  Went on https://mail.google.com and using same login info I was able to check my email.

                  I like to fill my tub up with water, then turn the shower on and act like I'm in a submarine that's been hit!

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                    kejianshi
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                    http://serverfault.com/questions/635139/how-to-fix-send-mail-authorization-failed-534-5-7-14

                    There is an answer there…  Not sure if it will work for you.

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                      JohnnyBeGood
                      last edited by

                      @hda:

                      Dunno. Maybe in header info from the SSL ?
                      I won't test… Try smtps again after test with 25 and/or 587 ?

                      But, smtps 465 seems a depriciated method. Go for 587 if you must avoid 25.

                      Changed to port 587 and now I'm getting:

                      
                      Feb 25 16:59:32 php-fpm[5995]: /system_advanced_notifications.php: Could not send the message to myusername@gmail.com -- Error: could not connect to the host "smtp.gmail.com": ?? 
                      
                      

                      I like to fill my tub up with water, then turn the shower on and act like I'm in a submarine that's been hit!

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                        kejianshi
                        last edited by

                        Change back and try the solution in the link I sent previously.

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                          hda
                          last edited by

                          The better supported receiver method is just port 25 with or without STARTTLS

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                            kejianshi
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                            Sending on port 25 may probably be a ISP nightmare depending on who you ISP is.

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                              hda
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                              Oh, then the best method for the future is submission, 587  :D

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                                kejianshi
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                                perhaps, but mine is set up same as his with no problems.  Quite odd.

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                                  deltix
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                                  Usually when I install new piece of hardware that supports email notifications I create for that specific customer new gmail account for notifications use only. Many times I need to do this to get it working properly

                                  https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

                                  It's more reliable to use port 587 then 465. Many devices still do not support SSL.

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                                    JohnnyBeGood
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                                    kejianshi you are the man!

                                    Its working now!

                                    As suggested in that post, went to www.google.com/settings/security
                                    and "Access for less secure apps" was turned off, turned it on and voila started working right away.
                                    I searched google but never came across this setting.

                                    Thanks again!

                                    I like to fill my tub up with water, then turn the shower on and act like I'm in a submarine that's been hit!

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                                      kejianshi
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                                      I did something right?  Must be my lucky day…

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                                        JohnnyBeGood
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                                        @kejianshi:

                                        I did something right?  Must be my lucky day…

                                        You did a right thing by posting that link  ;)

                                        I like to fill my tub up with water, then turn the shower on and act like I'm in a submarine that's been hit!

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                                          JohnnyBeGood
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                                          @deltix:

                                          Usually when I install new piece of hardware that supports email notifications I create for that specific customer new gmail account for notifications use only. Many times I need to do this to get it working properly

                                          https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

                                          It's more reliable to use port 587 then 465. Many devices still do not support SSL.

                                          Thanks!

                                          I like to fill my tub up with water, then turn the shower on and act like I'm in a submarine that's been hit!

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                                            peter808
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                                            The solution does not work if u have enabled "two-factor-authentification" (so we did) in your Google-Apps-account. The "apps-password" we have generated do not work, showing "Error: 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted.".

                                            We tried several different generated apps-passwords, no luck.

                                            Any hints?

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