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    Is your email notification working?

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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
          last edited by

          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
                      last edited by

                      @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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                          kejianshi
                          last edited by

                          Don't use two factor authentication?

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                            The Computer Guy
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                            @peter808:

                            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?

                            Have you tried setting up relay instances? There are limitations if you're on a dynamic IP, but they work well.

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                              Snailkhan
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                              @peter808:

                              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?

                              Hi
                              I also have two  factor authentication enabled but unable to send email.
                              I disabled it and enabled access to less secure apps now while m able to relay emails but all are landing in my Gmail address not in mailbox which I specified in  Notification E-Mail address. No email is being sent there. I tried multiple addresses.

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