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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch
      last edited by

      https://support.google.com/a/answer/176600?hl=en

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
        last edited by

        @IT-ADMIN said:

        the name of what ???

        The server that you are trying to reach. The only name you have here: smtp.google.com

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          Google suggests that you use this name: smtp-relay.gmail.com

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said:

            Google suggests that you use this name: smtp-relay.gmail.com

            That is specific to Google Apps. I thought he was using a personal Gmail account. That would be smtp.gmail.com

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
              last edited by scottalanmiller

              Oh okay, I must have misread it.

              So just change google to gmail.

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre
                last edited by dafyre

                If he is trying to send an email to gmail... he should be sble to use the smtp-relay.gmail.com
                That is their primary incoming MX record....
                #dig mx gmail.com
                gmail.com. 3599 IN MX 40 alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
                gmail.com. 3599 IN MX 30 alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
                gmail.com. 3599 IN MX 10 alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
                gmail.com. 3599 IN MX 5 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
                gmail.com. 3599 IN MX 20 alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.

                #nslookup smtp-relay.gmail.com
                Non-authoritative answer:
                smtp-relay.gmail.com canonical name = gmail-smtp-relay.l.google.com.
                Name: ** gmail-smtp-relay.l.google.com**
                Address: 74.125.193.28

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                • IT-ADMINI
                  IT-ADMIN
                  last edited by

                  as for the name i think it is correct cuz i'm using my personel gmail account, i fount that name on many howto articles , all of them mention this name smtp.google.com

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
                    last edited by

                    @IT-ADMIN said:

                    as for the name i think it is correct cuz i'm using my personel gmail account, i fount that name on many howto articles , all of them mention this name smtp.google.com

                    Maybe that used to be okay, maybe they are all typos. But Google says it is wrong and it is Google you are trying to connect to, so I'd listen to Google here.

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @IT-ADMIN
                      last edited by

                      @IT-ADMIN said:

                      as for the name i think it is correct cuz i'm using my personel gmail account, i fount that name on many howto articles , all of them mention this name smtp.google.com

                      Don't read a how to. Read the official instructions first. then read a how to if you cannot figure it out.

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                      • IT-ADMINI
                        IT-ADMIN
                        last edited by

                        i change smtp.google.com to smtp-relay.gmail.com and i get in the log the following
                        2015-08-20_183022.png

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                        • dafyreD
                          dafyre
                          last edited by

                          Go check your /var/mail/root
                          and your Inbox. 🙂

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch
                            last edited by

                            Follow the instructions. Google's response message said to go verify/allow the IP in your Google Apps account..

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                            • IT-ADMINI
                              IT-ADMIN
                              last edited by

                              i didn't receive the email in my inbox and no email in /var/mail/root 😞
                              2015-08-20_183603.png

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                              • IT-ADMINI
                                IT-ADMIN @JaredBusch
                                last edited by

                                @JaredBusch said:

                                Follow the instructions. Google's response message said to go verify/allow the IP in your Google Apps account..

                                i don't have any google apps account, i only have a free gmail account

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch @IT-ADMIN
                                  last edited by

                                  @IT-ADMIN said:

                                  i don't have any google apps account, i only have a free gmail account

                                  This means you are NOT READING THE INSTRUCTIONS

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @JaredBusch
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    Google suggests that you use this name: smtp-relay.gmail.com

                                    @JaredBusch said:

                                    That is specific to Google Apps. I thought he was using a personal Gmail account. That would be smtp.gmail.com

                                    I get really really really tired of being nice to people that do not follow basic instructions.

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                                    • IT-ADMINI
                                      IT-ADMIN @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @JaredBusch said:

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      Google suggests that you use this name: smtp-relay.gmail.com

                                      @JaredBusch said:

                                      That is specific to Google Apps. I thought he was using a personal Gmail account. That would be smtp.gmail.com

                                      I get really really really tired of being nice to people that do not follow basic instructions.

                                      ok ok don't get angry, i just try that, and i'm not familiar with CLI for this reason i'm confused and try everything

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                                      • IT-ADMINI
                                        IT-ADMIN
                                        last edited by

                                        i return everything as before, but still cannot sent email 😞

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                                        • IT-ADMINI
                                          IT-ADMIN
                                          last edited by

                                          so the root cause problem now why i can't look smtp.google.com up ???

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
                                            last edited by

                                            @IT-ADMIN said:

                                            so the root cause problem now why i can't look smtp.google.com up ???

                                            I thought we covered this. Because it is the wrong name and does not exist. You should not be able to look it up.

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