Thunderbird not sending email via Gmail IMAP

wozwebs · 11-02-2010, 14:15

Hi there, have 2 accounts with Gmail, a standard one and one via Google Apps. All working fine until last week or so. Emails no longer send correctly, I just get this message:

Connecting to smtp.gmail.com

then it times out, so you login to Gmail via the web to send the message and sometimes you find that the message did actually send and others it went partially then others not at all.

Very annoying. Anyone else getting this? Using TB 3.0.1

SMTP settings are:

Server name: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 567
Security: STARTTLS

gobstopper · 12-02-2010, 12:04

Does this service require authentication (to prevent the world and his dog relaying messages off the server)?

Maffy · 12-02-2010, 19:46

Try port 587.

11-02-2010, 14:15	#1
wozwebs Villa Youth!! Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 3,399 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thunderbird not sending email via Gmail IMAP Hi there, have 2 accounts with Gmail, a standard one and one via Google Apps. All working fine until last week or so. Emails no longer send correctly, I just get this message: Connecting to smtp.gmail.com then it times out, so you login to Gmail via the web to send the message and sometimes you find that the message did actually send and others it went partially then others not at all. Very annoying. Anyone else getting this? Using TB 3.0.1 SMTP settings are: Server name: smtp.gmail.com Port: 567 Security: STARTTLS

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12-02-2010, 12:04	#2
gobstopper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 588 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Does this service require authentication (to prevent the world and his dog relaying messages off the server)?

12-02-2010, 19:46	#3
Maffy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 372 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Try port 587.