[WebDNA] SMTP via gmail is NOT POSSIBLE
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texte = Apparently WebDNA cannot use gmail's SMTP service because WebDNA cannot communicate via TLS which gmail requires. Therefore I installed and configured a SMTP server, a resource hog on my supposedly minimal VPS, but at least WebDNA can send email now.Sincerely,Kenneth GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.webdnasolutions.comWebDNA Programming and Linux Server Administration> What does this error mean in the EmailLog.txt file:> > General email error -1> > I was trying to send mail from my server via> smtp.gmail.com rather than using a mail transfer agent> on the server, but the WebDNA Emailer Prefs form has> only these 5 fields in it:> > SMTP Mail Server> SMTP Mail Server Port> Enable Email Authentication> Authentication Username> Authentication Password> > The problem here is that there are no fields for these> two settings which gmail apparently requires:> > SMTP Security> SMTP Port> > So is it correct to say that WebDNA cannot send mail via> gmail's SMTP server -- until possibly some time in the> future when WSC updates the WebDNA Emailer code?> > Sincerely,> Kenneth Grome> WebDNA Solutions> http://www.webdnasolutions.com> WebDNA Programming and Linux Server Administration
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Apparently WebDNA cannot use gmail's SMTP service because WebDNA cannot communicate via TLS which gmail requires. Therefore I installed and configured a SMTP server, a resource hog on my supposedly minimal VPS, but at least WebDNA can send email now.Sincerely,Kenneth GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.webdnasolutions.comWebDNA Programming and Linux Server Administration> What does this error mean in the EmailLog.txt file:> > General email error -1> > I was trying to send mail from my server via> smtp.gmail.com rather than using a mail transfer agent> on the server, but the WebDNA Emailer Prefs form has> only these 5 fields in it:> > SMTP Mail Server> SMTP Mail Server Port> Enable Email Authentication> Authentication Username> Authentication Password> > The problem here is that there are no fields for these> two settings which gmail apparently requires:> > SMTP Security> SMTP Port> > So is it correct to say that WebDNA cannot send mail via> gmail's SMTP server -- until possibly some time in the> future when WSC updates the WebDNA Emailer code?> > Sincerely,> Kenneth Grome> WebDNA Solutions> http://www.webdnasolutions.com> WebDNA Programming and Linux Server Administration
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