How to create google mail smtp

To create a Google Mail SMTP server, you'll need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Enable IMAP/SMTP in your Google Account

  1. Sign in to your Google Account.
  2. Go to the Google Account settings page.
  3. Click on "Security" from the left-hand menu.
  4. Scroll down to the "Less secure app access" section.
  5. Toggle the switch to "On" to allow less secure apps to access your account.

Step 2: Create an App Password

  1. Go to the Google Account settings page.
  2. Click on "Security" from the left-hand menu.
  3. Scroll down to the "Signing in to Google" section.
  4. Click on "App passwords" (it's located below the "Signing in to Google" section).
  5. Select "Mail" as the app type.
  6. Select "Other (Custom name)" as the device type.
  7. Enter a name for your app password (e.g., "SMTP Client").
  8. Click "Generate" to generate the app password.

Step 3: Configure your SMTP client

  1. Use the following settings to configure your SMTP client:
    • Server: smtp.gmail.com
    • Port: 587 (or 465 for SSL/TLS)
    • Username: Your full Google email address (e.g., [email protected])
    • Password: The app password you generated in Step 2
    • Encryption: TLS (or SSL if you're using port 465)
    • Authentication: PLAIN (or LOGIN if your client doesn't support PLAIN)

Here's an example of how you might configure your SMTP client using these settings:

server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587) server.starttls() server.login('[email protected]', 'app_password')

* In Java, you can use the `JavaMail` API:
```java
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Transport;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

Session session = Session.getInstance(props, new javax.mail.Authenticator() {
    protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
        return new PasswordAuthentication("[email protected]", "app_password");
    }
});

Transport transport = session.getTransport("smtp");
transport.connect("smtp.gmail.com", 587);
transport.sendMessage(message, message.getAllRecipients());

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