_INetSmtpMail how to set up SMTP in gmail

[michcio]

hi!

I want to use the _INetSmtpMail function in my script but can't get it right with the SMTP server.. I have created a gmail account and i think I should enter : smtp.gmail.com as the first argument...but while using it I always get error : 50 i.e. Cannot open SMTP session...what am I doing wrong and how do I "set up" the STMP?

thankfull for answers

michcio

[michcio]

found _INetSmtpMailCom on the forum...works so much better ...but I still wonder why the usual func doens't work

[michcio]

btw I found this site with gmails IP: http://www.robtex.com/dns/smtp.gmail.com.html...and after trying the first one I get the message 0 (failure) and ERROR 0 :S...but error 0 isn't defined in the helpfile

[AdmiralAlkex]

found _INetSmtpMailCom on the forum...works so much better ...but I still wonder why the usual func doens't work

Gmail requires SSL.

[michcio]

Gmail requires SSL.

ouch ...and aren't there any good free SMTP servers that doesn't require SSL?

[AdmiralAlkex]

ouch ...and aren't there any good free SMTP servers that doesn't require SSL?

Why not use Gmail with _INetSmtpMailCom ? It's free. Edited May 17, 2009 by AdmiralAlkex

[michcio]

Why not use Gmail with _INetSmtpMailCom ? It's free.

yes that's what I'm doing and it works just fine except the $FromAddress argument...whatever I choose there the mail always seems to come from $Username...and still why doesn't the "normal" _INetSmtpMail function work properly?

cheers