Using/debugging using Gmail SMTP for email

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I am unable to get emails to send using Gmail's SMTP. I am also unable to debug. I've implemented the error logging mentioned here: http://meta.osqa.net/questions/6048/email-sending-has-stopped-working-how-to-debug

And there are no error's being logged.

My email settings are as follows:

Email Server: smtp.gmail.com
Email Port: 587
Email User: no-reply@answers.md
Email Password: ***
Use TLS: Check
Site 'from' email address: no-reply@answers.md

Does anyone have a solution, or know how I can better debug? It seems that OSQA is working correctly, but its getting lost afterwards...

Answer 1

1	the `Email User:` field needs to be your gmail address (e.g. `joeschmoe@gmail.com`), and the password is the password for that gmail account. link answered 27 Feb '11, 18:18 krst 330●8●5 accept rate: 33% this is a test comment (10 Feb, 12:53) Johny

Answer 2

I am having the same problem with the version I downloaded from bitnami:

Have you checked the osqa/log/django.osqa.log file?

Mine says:

/opt/bitnami/apps/osqa/forum/utils/mail.py TIME: 2012-02-08 11:34:30,986 MSG: mail.py:create_and_send_mail_messages:82 Couldn't send mail using the sendmail method: (530, '5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more atn5.5.1 http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=14257 y6sm907812wix.10', u'My_site <>')

And the URL it points to is a page saying:

"My client isn't accepting my username and password"

And it has instructions there on how to login to gmail, but none that I have found to be useful.

Could it be Django's smtp.sendmail() failing? I've read that people recommend using EmailMessage instead of sendmail for gmail smtp:

from django.core.mail import EmailMessage

So, ya. While not exactly and answer, I hope this helps shed light on the problem.

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