email set up

[Thejackel]

hi all
i am new to the email side of PDW and unsure of how to get it working
could anyone help with the set up
i am running PDW 3.1 and i have a gmail and homail address
any help would be fantastic
cheers steve

[VidarParry]

Hi Steve (like the name:-) )

Have you followed the instructions here http://www.discriminator.nl/pdw/pdw-manual.pdf ?

Particularly Options | SMTP Email (Page 19) and emails in the filter setups (page 23).

If still can't get it working, please can you provide more detail of the problem?

Cheers
...Steve

[Thejackel]

hi Steve
thanks for your help have only just had a chance to sit down and play around to get it working and still no luck , it is probably something i have just mist
here is a screen shot of the settings

[VidarParry]

Hi Steve
Try port 587:

Gmail SMTP Server Settings

    Gmail SMTP server address: smtp.gmail.com
    Gmail SMTP user name: Your full Gmail address (e.g. example@gmail.com)
    Gmail SMTP password: Your Gmail password
    With Gmail 2-step authentication enabled, use an application-specific Gmail password.
    Gmail SMTP port (TLS): 587
    Gmail SMTP port (SSL): 465
    Gmail SMTP TLS/SSL required: yes

Cheers
...Steve

[Thejackel]

still same issue what does must issue a STARTTLS COMMAND first mean

[VidarParry]

Hi Steve,
from Google..... "STARTTLS is a way to take an existing insecure connection and upgrade it to a secure connection using SSL/TLS. Note that despite having TLS in the name, STARTTLS doesn't mean you have to use TLS, you can use SSL"

Try the SSL port 465.
Cheers
...Steve

[Thejackel]

Hi steve
Thanks for your patience but i am very new to the email side of things.
How do i set it up to use ssl.
Is that just changing the port  ti 465

[VidarParry]

I think just change the port in PDW and it must work it out. I'm using port 587 (but not on gmail) and I don't recall making any other changes to make it work.

You could also use you ISP's SMTP server (eg mail.iinet.com.au for my ISB (iiNet)).

Cheers
...Steve

[Thejackel]

Hey Steve
got it working
thanks heaps for your help and time
cheers Steve

[VidarParry]

What was the final solution for you, Steve?
Cheers
...Steve

[Thejackel]

Enfed up usung port 25 . And now the computer through its toys and died lol so have to start again lol