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GMail SMTP port 587 with "less secure" Password Authentication

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Send email using GMail's SMTP server on port 587 (SSL via STARTTLS).

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim mailman As ChilkatMailMan
mailman.Initialize("mailman")

'  Use the GMail SMTP server
'  This example assumes your GMail account allows for "less secure apps" to use 
'  SMTP username/password authentication.
'  For OAuth2 authentication, see GMail SMTP with OAuth2 Authentication
mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.gmail.com"
mailman.SmtpPort = 587
mailman.StartTLS = True

'  Set the SMTP login/password.
mailman.SmtpUsername = "chilkat.support"
mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"

'  Create a new email object
Dim email As ChilkatEmail
email.Initialize

email.Subject = "This is a test"
email.Body = "This is a test"
email.From = "Chilkat Support <chilkat.support@gmail.com>"
email.AddTo("Chilkat", "support@chilkatsoft.com")

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
If success <> True Then
    Log(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Email sent.")