Gmail SMTP server offline

After changing gmail password I can receive Gmail but cannot send Gmail. The Gmail SMTP server says it is offline. Connect Doctor says failed to login to SMTP server and check password. Password is correct as it works to enter gmail on line.
Google iMap accounts are OK but not the SMTP
I have tried creating an automatic App password but it does not work so I revoked it
Email works fine on iPad and iPhone but not on the IMac

Try re-entering all of the account's preferences, it is possible one or more preference is corrupt even though it looks fine.

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Mac mail problem with gmail smtp server

I had 2 gmail addresses.
about 3 weeks ago mac mail decided to always send email from both addresses as if they originated from only one address.
I did not solve this problem.
For non related reasons, I got another gmail address.
The same thing started happening.
I now had 3 gmail addresses, but recipients were receiving all email from only one address.
I went to email preferences and started exploring and experimenting.
I was able to reconfigure so that the new gmail address sends from its proper smtp address.
However, there is nothing I can do to get my second email address to send from its proper smtp.
For some inexplicable reason the dialogue box beside "Outgoing Mail Serve (SMTP): tells me that smpt server is offline.
I have no idea how to get it back online.
(In the server editor, there is one more gmail smtp server than I need, 4 instead of 3 and 2 are offline - one just went off tonight)
All relevant mail boxes are online.
Does anyone know anything about this problem?

Jack,
There are mail forums in the forums for OS X, because you are using Leopard 10.5.6 (why haven't you upgraded to 10.5.8?) you should re-post in that forum. Mail comes as part of the OS that is why they're there. The address is:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1223
Regards,
Roger

SMTP Server Offline

Hi all, OS X 10.8.3:
For some time, through several OS upgrades, Mail.app has been unable to create iCal reminders from appropriate date/time data. Not only does the reminder fail to appear in iCal, but Mail behaves bizarrely afterwards, necessitating quit and relaunch.
But now I have a much more annoying problem. I am told "SMTP Server offline". Initially, I assumed it was a temporary problem at my ISP's end. But then I realized that the oher Mac - on the same network - can still send.
Restart makes no idfference. DFA and Repair Permissions report no problems, while Techtool Pro finds hundreds of "bad" files.
Console generates this error message every 10 minutes... is there a clue here?
"16/04/2013 9:40:08.050 AM Mail[222]: [<_LibSasl2SASLClient: 0x7fb2dd8241b0> mechanism: PLAIN security layer: no] Failed to start the SASL connection
SASL(-1): generic failure: "
Thanks.

I have found the solution.
One of the settings under Mail.app's Preferences, Accounts, Advanced pane is "Use SSL?" This must be left UNchecked for my ISP. The confusing thing is, it WAS left unchecked.
I had a new email being composed, and decided to open the pull-down SMTP List at the bottom of the email dialog's header. I selected "Edit SMTP List" and then highlighted the troublesome entry. Under the Advanced tab, was the setting "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" and it was selected!
I.e. despite being set to OFF in the Preferences dialog, it was ON in the "SMTP List" dialog.
This would seem to be a bug. Anyone know how to report this to Apple?

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Can't connect to gmail smtp server but receiving fine

I have been using gmail with my mac osx mail fine for several years with no hiccups. Recently, I had problems with gmail and my ipad but with an app, it's now working fine.
Today, when sending an email from my imac, I had the old error prompt show up asking for my password. Had a bad feeling about this. I entered it. Then again. Wouldn't take it.
Now it's telling me that my smtp server is offline. It works fine with webmail, so the gmail isn't the problem. I'm able to receive mail just fine and also send mail with other accounts.
I have tried rebullding my mail by letting it build a new index file and that didn't help. I read some advice about deleting the container folder. I don't have that folder on my imac. Can't locate it.
Can anyone please help? I hate using webmail and want to go back to using mac osx mail.
imac / 2.66 / 8gb RAM / 10.8.3
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Bob

Robert Wilkins2 wrote:
Thanks for your reply Csound. I know that it's not right to solve my own post, but after thinking the problem was solved, I clicked resolved. I wanted to share my "solution" with the community. Sorry about bad form.
No bad form to worry about, just the reduced attention to your problem that a solved designation causes.
If I remove my gmail account, I'll be able to get all the emails back when I create my new one - because it's imap?
Yes, but check 2 things,
1. That it is setup as Imap (POP is possible but is not the default) and 2 that you have not created any local folders that house mail from the Imap account, if you did then you must export them before removing the account.
What do you mean by verify both passwords? You mean imap and smtp?
I assume I should be using the application specific password in my mail settings?
Thanks,
Bob
Imap and SMTP should be the same, but check.

Mail will not send out e-mails from my gmail smtp server

I am using Mail to send and receive e-mails. I have 3 different accounts that I use, of which two are GMail acounts. These two acounts receive e-mails as normal, but upon replying or otherwise sending out e-mail it refuses to send. It appears that the SMTP server is offline. I have re-entered my credentials etc, but this did not fix the problem. Can anyone help me to get over this annoying issue?
I am running OSX 10.10.1 Yosemite

I am experiencing the same issue. All has been working fine & it just suddenly started today. OSX 10.10.1 Exactly as you describe. I have the same email account settings on my iPad & have no problems there, only on my Mac with 10.10.1
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This is to address smtp server going offline:
troubleshooting steps:
Option 1.
- Mailbox - Take account Online
if that doesn't work...
Option 2.
- check smtp server
- Mail - Preferences - Accounts - Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
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Gerald Gifford wrote:
I have not been able to send via my Mac.com/Me.com account since about 5PM PDT today.
I can send and receive (at my Mac.com mailbox) using att.net and gmail.com. The same message sent from the Mac.com smpt server fails as it is never sent.
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Jerry
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Having problem with gmail smtp server. Since going to google 2-step, and entering 16-digit code in gmail account, I can receive mail on my iMac, but cannot send. What do I do?

Having problem with gmail smtp outgoing server. Since going to google 2-step, and entering 16-digit code in gmail account, I can receive mail on my iMac, but cannot send. I keep getting an error message that Mail "Cannot send message using Gmail (my assigned name) server." What do I do?

Confirm you did this: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1173270?hl=en
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You should confirm that your incoming (IMAP) and outgoing (SMTP) servers are set up as detailed in this page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864
There will usually be a 'pxx' number stuck on the front and you can ignore that. Please also always post your system when you have a qur=ery as it can make a considerable difference to the answer.

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I have a question about the inner-workings of Gmail IMAP as it relates to sending mail on an outgoing smtp server. When I'm at school (high school), *I can only receive mail; I cannot send it*. I talked to my computer science teacher and he said the school restricts outgoing messages because apparently people can use the school's smtp server to send spam...or something along those lines. Anyway, connecting to Gmail directly works fine, but I also had a nice setup on some shared computers for other students (who are not computer-savvy) who needed to access a single email address. Is there a way around this (albeit minor) inconvenience? Can I set up Mail preferences to use a different port or something in order to avoid the smtp restriction? Not that big of a deal, but still somewhat perturbing (and I will go to great lengths to fix it lol). Tell me if this is doable/if you need more info.
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alexanderfromgbr wrote:
Thanks, but I found that thread but it made no difference.
I was able to find ports 25 and 587, but not 465 - if that matters. The text on ports wasn't terribly clear to be honest.
465 is not a supported port.
Here are the correct settings, are you using them?
Incoming (POP3) Server
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Port: 995
SSL Encryption: Yes
Outgoing (SMTP) Server
Server address: smtp.live.com
Port: 25 (or 587 if 25 is blocked)
Authentication: Yes
TLS or SSL Secure Encrypted Connection: Yes
User name: Your email address
Password: Your password
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SMTP Server offline since last security update in Mavericks?

Dear community
Since last weeks security update in OX10 Mavericks Version 10.9.2 the SMTP Server in my Apple mail went offline. According to my provider all is fine and should work. I could already fix this proplem once by reentering the passwort in the advanced settings to the SMTP server. It worked fine for a day and is now offline again. After trying trice to manually add the password again, the server came online again.
Is there any solution to stabilisize the SMTP server settings?
Thanks for any tips
Daniel

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You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3276
-Griff W.

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Hi Experts,
My customer is using Gmail. They need to send out email from Gmail account via Crystal Reports Server to do some reports bursting.
I tried many ways to setup in both CrystalReportJobServer and DestinationJobServer, but just got the following error message.
[AccountsID (8caa73d5-fd2d-469d-8ef2-4d8bd277dc20)]. login error. [[CrystalEnterprise.Smtp] ([1]/[1])]: [SMTP Server does not support authentication. Return code: [SMTP 502 - Command not implemented.].] (FBE60013)
User name and password are correct. It seems it just cannot get authentication.
Anyone can help? Thanks in advance.
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Hello,
Sebastian is right. BO doesn't support SSL for email.
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Have a look at the note 1611420 which explains on how to do it.
(https://bosap-support.wdf.sap.corp/sap/support/notes/1611420)
This will not be supported by BO of course but feel free to test it
Regards,
Philippe

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Hi everybody
I can´t configure configure my SMTP Server to send workflow notifications. I´ve try both protocols SSL and TLS. These are my properties:
futuretense.ini:cs.emailauthenticator=com.openmarket.framework.mail.ICSAuthenticator
futuretense.ini:cs.emailcontenttype=
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futuretense.ini:cs.emailpassword=dummy123
futuretense.ini:cs.emailcharset=
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[fatwire.logging.cs.xml] Error: mail.send failed! Message exception sending mail Sending failed;
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TS3276 Outgoing smtp server 'offline'

My outgoing smtp server is correctly configured yet shows as 'offline'. How can I put it online?
Thank u.

Assume you've solved the problem yourself or it corrected itself but if not try going into your mail preferences and the account settings. For each account you can edit the outgoing SMTP server list. Go into the advanced settings for the account showing offline. Even if there is a password stored, retype the account password and click OK. The account should go back online.

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