Hi Ted, Thanks for your invaluable (as always) help. The problem appears to be with Gmail and Blat; using Gmail and CDO the same account details are working well and using my account and Blat all is well. The log results are:
2013.07.15 15:01:20 (Mon)------------Start of Session----------------- Blat v3.1.1 (build : Feb 27 2013 20:04:29) 32-bit Windows, Full, Unicode Error: Wait a bit (possible timeout). *** Error *** SMTP server error Error: Not a socket. Error: Not a socket. 2013.07.15 15:01:50 (Mon)-------------End of Session------------------ I have to confess I've never kept up with a lot of this technology and the message 'Not a socket' is meaningless to me. John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted > Roche > Sent: 15 July 2013 14:26 > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: Blat Problem > > Blat is a great choice to send email via SMTP. However, the mail server you're > trying to reach needs to be able to speak the same set of protocols. > I recall a while ago Google Mail was trouble, as I needed to set up some sort > of certificate to exchange with the server to establish an encrypted > connection. Looking over topics in the Blat Google Group, this doesn't seem > to be the case any more. Google Mail is no doubt the target of Billions of > spam attempts each day, so it's understandable they would make access a > little challenging. > > The fact that it works with your credentials but fails with the other set of > credentials is a great clue. I have run into trouble with Blat failing to properly > parse a command line, where a single missing space (or additional one!) > would cause it to fail. You might want to try turning on the log and seeing > what you are sending and the responses you are getting to see if that > provides more ideas. See: > http://www.blat.net/examples/log.html > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/003501ce8169$5c1740a0$1445c1e0$@johnweller.co.uk ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.