Can I use the plug-in with Gmail, Google Mail, or Google Apps

Yes! SMTPit Pro can send email through Gmail, Google Mail, or Google Apps. The settings below will allow you to work with your account. Please note that as of June 2022, you will need to enable 2-Step Verification for your account and then create an App Password for use with SMTPit Pro.

Host: smtp.gmail.com
From Address: your full email address (username@gmail.com or username@your_domain.com)
Authentication Type: Login
Username: your full email address (username@gmail.com or username@your_domain.com)
Password: an App Password you have created

Port: 465
TLS/SSL Type: BeforeConnect
OR
Port: 587
TLS/SSL Type: AfterConnect

Note: For the Port and SSL settings, use either Port 465 and BeforeConnect OR Port 587 and AfterConnect. Other combinations of the settings will not work.

To define the settings in the plug-in, you can either do so in the Configuration Dialog or in your scripting using the plug-in functions. Which location you use depends on how your database was programmed.

If you want to define the settings in your scripting, use a Set Field or Set Variable script step that uses the SMTPit_SetAuthentication and SMTPit_SetHost functions as the Calculated Result/Value. For example: