I think gmail uses 465 for smtp, and it requires SSL. I do not think the plain SMTP component for Indy includes SSL. You would probably need to install OpenSSL... Also, make sure you enabled the gmail account for POP3 access. It is disabled by default.
________________________________ From: advanced_delphi@yahoogroups.com [mailto:advanced_del...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of malak almalak Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:48 PM To: advanced_delphi@yahoogroups.com Subject: [advanced_delphi] sending email using indy components!!!!!!!!!!! Hello all, I've tried to do simple program to send email to gmail but I've faced many problems: 1- when I use the default port for smtp which is 25 --> error message has raised 'error#10060 connection time out' 2- when I use the port 465, the program is running endlessly. 3- when I used the port 587, the exception raised 'Need SASL mechanism to login with it' What's wrong with my program? Do I need to add somthing to it? kindly see the program attached. Your assistance is heavily apprecited. Factsface
