Thanks! This looks very promising for me. > On 2023-11-30, at 20:51, Eric Van Deputte > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > Try these sites ... > > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en > > https://community.claris.com/en/s/question/0D53w00005GuFkjCAF/how-to-set-up-smtp-server-for-gmail-to-send-email-from-filemaker-pro > > -- > Met vriendelijke groeten > -------- > > Dr. Eric Van Deputte dvm > 1750 Lennik > > [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > www.vwin.be > phone +32(0)25233295 > gsm: +32(0)475348036 > "The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive." > > Op 30/11/2023 om 21:27 schreef Rowland Carson: >> I’m trying to script the sending of a batch of e-mail messages from a FMP >> membership database. I am doing this on behalf of the membership secretary >> so I do not want replies coming back to me. I can make it work on test OK if >> I use my e-mail client and personal e-mail account as the sender, but in >> practice I want to send the message using another gmail account. The idea is >> to make it clear that the message comes from the organisation rather than >> from me personally, and thus ensure that replies are correctly routed. >> >> I have tried to set up gmail following advice in their help pages and >> elsewhere, but all the combinations of things I have tried give me a message >> “Unable to log in to the SMTP server”. >> >> The account I am planning to use normally has POP & IMAP turned off, because >> all incoming messages are forwarded to a Google Group which acts as a >> collaborative inbox and so the committee do not need to look at the ordinary >> gmail account in the normal course of events. So I turned POP on so that the >> SMTP server would work, and have tried both SSL & TLS in the FMP SMTP setup >> dialogue. >> >> I’m using FMP 19.6.3, running Mac OS 12.7.1 on a Mac Mini M1. >> >> Does anyone have a recipe for success in this endeavour? >> >> in friendship >> >> Rowland >> >> | Rowland Carson ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ... >> | <[email protected]> http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk >> | Skype, Twitter: rowland_carson Facebook: Rowland Carson > > -- > Dit e-mailbericht is met Avast-antivirussoftware gecontroleerd op virussen. > www.avast.com
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