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Email server does not support secure connection [FIXED BY EXPERTS]

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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A large number ofusershave reported having an issue when trying to use their written script to sendemailsthroughGmail.

They report that the issue arises suddenly after using the same script for a long time:

This issue can be extremely annoying, especially if you need the script to run properly for a company or multipleusers. This error message is caused by one of the following issues:

For these reasons in this article, we will explore some of the best methods to solve this problem, and be able to sendemailsusing your scrip again. Please follow the steps closely to avoid any unnecessary issues.

What to do if Email server doesn’t support secure connection?

What to do if Email server doesn’t support secure connection?

1. Change ‘client.port’ value

2. Change the value of SmtpServer.EnableSsl

The code of your script should look like this :

Change the value of SmtpServer.EnableSsl from ‘true’ to ‘false’.

turns into:

After changing this value,check to see if the issue persists. If it does, please follow the next method.

3. Change settings of your Gmail app

4. Use a third-party email client service

Alternatively, you can send the script by connecting your Gmail account to a third-party email client program. Software likeMailbirdcan fully sync and configure with Gmail, allowing you to manage your contacts and messages in one inbox.

Mailbird can connect to Facebook, Google Calendar, WhatsApp, Twitter, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs, Slack, and other day-by-day apps.

Moreover, the program will detect the server settings automatically, so you won’t have to insert them manually.

In addition to basic email client functionality, it offers support for IMAP, POP3 servers, email search, filtering, and more.

Mailbird allows you to snooze incoming emails and includes a fast reading of messages as well as a quick preview of attachments for text files and graphics.

Follow these steps to connect the two accounts:

In this article, we explored some of the best methods to solve the issue caused by anerrorin the script for sendingemailsthroughGmail.

Please feel free to let us know if this guide helped you solve your issue, by using the comment section below.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.