Sending mail via code

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1

I am working on a code to send automatic email to registered users and although I do not get any errors, the mail doesn’t seem to be really send. I am sending to my own address and do not receive anything.

This is the code I use to send the mail: email.AddRecipient(txtRegEmail.text)

// Create a new SMTP socket
Var mailSocket As New SMTPSecureSocket

// Connect to Gmail
mailSocket.Address = “smtp.gmail.com”
mailSocket.Port = 465
mailSocket.ConnectionType = SMTPSecureSocket.TLSv1
mailSocket.SMTPConnectionMode = SMTPSecureSocket.ModeSSLTLS
mailSocket.Secure = True
mailSocket.Username = “info@storycraft-for-writers.com”
mailSocket.Password = “password”

// Add the email message to the socket and send it
mailSocket.Messages.AddRow(email)
mailSocket.SendMail

“password” is not really the password I use when running this code…

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Hi André,

please select your code and click in
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when you want to share code, so it will looks like Xojo Code; that will help to read it:


// Create a new SMTP socket
Var mailSocket As New SMTPSecureSocket

// Connect to Gmail
mailSocket.Address = “smtp.gmail.com”
mailSocket.Port = 465
mailSocket.ConnectionType = SMTPSecureSocket.TLSv1
mailSocket.SMTPConnectionMode = SMTPSecureSocket.ModeSSLTLS
mailSocket.Secure = True
mailSocket.Username = “info@storycraft-for-writers.com”
mailSocket.Password = “password”

// Add the email message to the socket and send it
mailSocket.Messages.AddRow(email)
mailSocket.SendMail
3

sorry, here it is:

// Create a new SMTP socket
Var mailSocket As New SMTPSecureSocket

// Connect to Gmail
mailSocket.Address = “smtp.gmail.com”
mailSocket.Port = 465
mailSocket.ConnectionType = SMTPSecureSocket.TLSv1
mailSocket.SMTPConnectionMode = SMTPSecureSocket.ModeSSLTLS
mailSocket.Secure = True
mailSocket.Username = “info@storycraft-for-writers.com”
mailSocket.Password = “password”

// Add the email message to the socket and send it
mailSocket.Messages.AddRow(email)
mailSocket.SendMail
4

You have to jump some extra hoops before gmail will allow you to use smtp. Google it for more info while you wait for someone to chime in with details.

5

Your MailSocket will go out of scope before completing, so make that property of app, or window or something more persistent. Then you’ll hit what @Tim_Hare alluded to in his reply.

6

Thanks, I used a property on the window. And it looks like I have to enable the smtp in my google account yes, but this is only possible when I turn of the 2-Step Verification enabled it seems:

To help keep your account secure, from May 30, 2022 , ​​Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.

This setting is not available for accounts with 2-Step Verification enabled. Such accounts require an application-specific password for less secure apps access. Find out more

7

Please use a dedicated service for this and not your own email address. I can send 200 emails per day with SendGrid. If you need to send more then have a look at AppSumo if they have a good deal for something with an API.

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Thanks, I will look into that. The weird things is that I also use an app that I created with Filemaker and from that app, I can send mails without a problem using the same mail settings.