GMAIL is a popular free email service that is easy to setup:

Set the following values on the Configuration > Setup E-mail page:

Mail Server DNS: smtp.gmail.com
Mail Server Username: yourgmailaddress@gmail.com
Mail Server Password: [Your Gmail Password]
Mail Server TCP Port: 587
Mail Server Requires SSL:Yes
Receipt Email sends from (Email Address): sales@yourdomain.com
Receipt Email sends from (Name): Your Company Name
New Order Notifications send to (EMail Address): sales@yourdomain.com
New Order Notifications send to (Name): Your Company Name
New Order Notifications send from (EMail Address): sales@yourdomain.com
New Order Notifications send from (Name): Your Company Name

With Google GMAIL, you also need to make sure that the site is allowed to access the SMTP, by following these steps:

1) Log in to your Google account

2) Go to "My Account"

3) Under the section "Sign-in & Security", select "Connected apps & sites"

4) Ensure that "Allow less secure apps" is ON

Troubleshooting "Password Incorrect":

For a full list of possible causes of this error (if the Username and Password have already been verified as correct), check out THIS GMAIL ARTICLE.

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