SMTP and google mail

[tdw]

Hi,
I am having issues with SMTP and google mail. I changed the MX records in my hosting cpanel, google recognises the changes. I changed the smtp to localhost and added my e-mail address and password

The 'SMTP server' address entered in the 'Web | Network Setup' is incorrect, or not a valid SMTP server.
Possible Solutions:
1) Try "localhost" as the "SMTP Server"
2) Check the "SMTP Server" host name, user name and password with your server host, then correct the details in 'Web | Network Setup'
3) Check your firewall settings

Actinic Mail Test completed successfully
server: passed
connection: passed
sockets: passed
communications: failed
authorisation: failed
message: 535 Incorrect authentication data

I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any indications please?

[NormanRouxel]

If you're using "localhost" as your SMTP server in the Actinic Network Setup then that is the name of the outgoing mail server on your web-hosting account.

This is nothing to do with Google, which is why your google username / password aren't recognised.

Try unchecking the Username and Password Required setting in Network Setup.

If that doesn't work perhaps you need a username / password that matches what your web-hosting requires.

[tdw]

Thanks, I changed the password to my domain configured password and got this:

Actinic Mail Test completed successfully
server: passed
connection: passed
sockets: passed
communications: failed
authorisation: passed
message: Sender verify failed

Why would communications fail?

I initially tried with my domain e-mail smtp setup but could not get it to work.

[tdw]

I tried unchecking username and pass required and got the same error. I tried using the domain username and pass and also the google username and pass, always the same error. I am really stumped, could it be something with my host?

[tdw]

I changed the smpt to smtp.gmail.com and when I test Actinic hangs on testing cgi script settings

Edit: after a few mins I got this:

Actinic Mail Test completed successfully
server: passed
connection: failed
sockets: passed
communications: failed
authorisation: failed
message: Connection timed out

My network settings are:

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 2
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST localhost
WEBSITEURL http://www.mydomain.com/
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USEENHANCEFTP true
FTPCLIENTTIMEOUT 15000
FTPRETRYDELAY 3000
FTPKEEPALIVEINTERVAL 30000
FTPSILENT false
FTPMAXRETRIES 3
FTPCONNECTTIMEOUT 25000
SMTPAUTHREQUIRED true
SMTPUSERNAME myusername
SMTPPASSWORD mypassword
COMPRESSIONPACKETSIZE 1024
COMPRESSEDUPLOAD true
CATALOGURL http://www.mydomain.com/acatalog/
ONLINESTOREFOLDERNAME acatalog
CGIBINURL http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../acatalog/
FTPHOST ftp.mydomain.com
FTPUSERNAME myusername
FTPPASSWORD mypassword
PATHTOCGIBIN /public_html/cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP true
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /public_html/acatalog/

[Duncan Rounding]

Your hosting may not allow you to send mail using scripts via another gateway such as Google Mail.

[NormanRouxel]

The "Sender verify failed" may be because the email address you've set up in Settings / Business Settings / Company/Contact isn't a <user>@mydomain.com one. Your servers email system may be set up to reject sending emails that don't have a reply-to that comes from your own domain.

[tdw]

I checked with my host, nothing on their end should...

Just double checked my business settings e-mail address, yes that was a typo, works fine now. Silly error not spotted first time

Thanks