VM to Email server

[Jonjr88]

I run into issues all the time with vm to email running VMPro. Whats the best email service to use for SMTP? I've tried Gmail and it worked for a couple weeks but now its giving me issues with authentication. Normally when a customer has their own exchange server or can setup an SMTP relay there is never an issue but for the rest i need to use gmail or something.

 

[Mikel82]

There is not really a good answer to this question. VM to email is really getting to be a pain these days if the customer does not have their own exchange server. We make each customer provide their own relay. Local server, gmail, Office 365 (big pain), email hosting site, etc. We do not or will not ever use the same relay for multiple customers. It is better to have 1 location stop working instead of 100's stop working. Seen it happen in the past.

Sorry this does not really answer your question but hopefully gives you some guide lines.

If your not going to it right don't bother doing it at all!

 

[jayjr1105]

I use gmail for clients who don't have office 365 or on premises exchange. Works no problem whatsoever. Just enable "less secure apps" and use port 587 with TLS or SSL.

 

[Telecomboy]

Gmail works very reliably. As Jayjr stated, make sure you enable less secure apps, use port 587, and I use TLS. I also recommend creating an app password with gmail and then using that app password in IPO. I've found when not using the app password gmail will eventually stop allowing the relay.

 

[Jonjr88]

yea gmail seems to work good at first... to enable app passwords i would need to enable 2-step verification... telecomboy, is that how you have yours setup?

 

[IPGuru]

Normally when a customer has their own exchange server or can setup an SMTP relay there is never an issue but for the rest i need to use gmail or something.

well there is your answer
setup an email relay - this can be done quite cheaply with a basic Linux server (even a raspberry Pi could cope & these are les than £50 including case & PSU)!


Do things on the cheap & it will cost you dear