Problem with GMX mail..

[XRinger]

It's been working for a long time, and pressing Test tonight didn't work for me. Nothing showed up at the target addresses..
Not sure if they changed something at GMX or if something has changed with my home network..
 
Anyone else having a Notify fail? 
 
Thanks,
Rich

 

[CAI_Support]

GMX changed to use new secure method to send email. You will have to find an ISP do not force people using new secure the email method to send out alert. 

 

[XRinger]

Yeah, that's what I figured.. Hoping it wasn't true.. Maybe I can use other methods to signal me when there's a problem..

 

[CAI_Support]

One way to do that is to have a web site taking WEBSET call, then from the web site to send out email alert.  There are free web site allowing hosting personal pages.

http://www.websitebuildertop10.com/how-to-create-your-own-free-website

 

[rossw]

GMX changed to use new secure method to send email. You will have to find an ISP do not force people using new secure the email method to send out alert. 

 
 
If you are only sending email TO YOURSELF, you can almost certainly use the webcontrol to talk directly to YOUR email providers SMTP host.
Since it won't be relaying mail, and since it has to accept mail from "the wider internet" most of which doesn't force authenticated SMTP, it should work.
 
eg, if your mail address is   "[email protected]", your webcontrol board SHOULD be able to send mail to "[email protected]" is you set the outgoing SMTP server to 74.125.204.26 or gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com
 
This WON'T work (or shouldn't work!) if you tried to send mail to "[email protected]" for example, because it would require gmail to relay mail for an unauthenticated user.

 

[XRinger]

Thanks!  That might work pretty well.. I looked at the info under  Restricted Gmail SMTP server
at https://support.google.com/a/answer/176600?hl=en
 
Port 25 and  aspmx.l.google.com  gotta try this tonight!

 

[CAI_Support]

How was your trying result?

 

[XRinger]

Maybe I need a special type of Google account. Not sure, after trying about a dozen different setups, I gave up and went to bed..
Have been too busy on other stuff, and didn't get back to this email problem yet. I'm hoping someone else has already run into this and solved it..
Maybe they will post about it.?.  

 

[CAI_Support]

I know Cox allow all its customers to use port 25 on its SMTP server, smtp.cox.net, but it detects from IP address, if it is not from its own network, it would not work. I also know 1&1 internet allows plain smtp port on another port number for its own customer through validating user id password.

 

[smithfrank]

smtp2go.com is a viable option.  I've used it for about 18 months with no issues.  Free with limits, great support.  requires a from address in the wc32 setup.  I use it on port 587.  See http://cocoontech.com/forums/topic/26227-wc32-email/page-3 discussion after gmail changed TLS requirements last year