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GMAIL Setup
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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