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Title: "Classic Status 4 Plus" email alert issue
Post by: openplanet on January 13, 2020, 07:49:10 PM
Apologies if there's a better spot on the Forum to post this.
I would very much like to take advantage of the "Send Email Alert" capability of the Classic Status 4 Plus" program that is available on the Midnite Web site.
Unfortunately I get the attached (on Windows 7) when I invoke a test email from within the program.  I've tinkered with a variety of settings, to no avail.  If anyone has ideas...bring 'em on!  As always, thank you all.

Title: Re: "Classic Status 4 Plus" email alert issue
Post by: FNG on January 14, 2020, 08:30:47 AM
Openplanet,
That is a pretty generic error, Essentially it is unhappy about one or more of the settings.

I know in my case I use go daddy email and I did not check Enable SSL, and used the non secure port (port 25 for go daddy)

So for godaddy it looks like this for me:

smtpout.secureserver.net
port 25
username is my email address
password

What email host are you using?
Title: Re: "Classic Status 4 Plus" email alert issue
Post by: openplanet on January 14, 2020, 08:55:23 AM
Thank you for your reply.
I'm using smtp.gmail.com
I've tried both ports 465 and 587, and both states of the SSL checkbox, to no avail.
Title: Re: "Classic Status 4 Plus" email alert issue
Post by: openplanet on January 14, 2020, 09:01:28 AM
Well once again...asking for relevant information prompts a solution.  Your asking what SMTP server I'm using made me change to a different one (my ISPs). Problem solved.  Thank you!
Title: Re: "Classic Status 4 Plus" email alert issue
Post by: ClassicCrazy on January 14, 2020, 12:42:46 PM
I set up a video camera on gmail using smtp and I couldn't just use the google password - had to go into my  gmail and set something up where it gave me a different password just for that app . After that is worked.

Larry
Title: Re: "Classic Status 4 Plus" email alert issue
Post by: mcsarge on January 15, 2020, 01:30:11 PM
This is the Google App Password - you have to enable it then add one. It is less secure, and so Google does not like you to use it. But it does work, that is how I email a snapshot of my panels from my Raspberry Pi every day a noon.

Quote from: ClassicCrazy on January 14, 2020, 12:42:46 PM
I set up a video camera on gmail using smtp and I couldn't just use the google password - had to go into my  gmail and set something up where it gave me a different password just for that app . After that is worked.

Larry