C

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). C

#include <C_CkMailMan.h>
#include <C_CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailMan mailman;
    HCkEmail email;

    success = FALSE;

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

    mailman = CkMailMan_Create();

    // 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
    CkMailMan_putSmtpHost(mailman,"smtp.gmail.com");
    CkMailMan_putSmtpPort(mailman,587);
    CkMailMan_putStartTLS(mailman,TRUE);

    // Set the SMTP login/password.
    CkMailMan_putSmtpUsername(mailman,"chilkat.support");
    CkMailMan_putSmtpPassword(mailman,"myPassword");

    // Create a new email object
    email = CkEmail_Create();

    CkEmail_putSubject(email,"This is a test");
    CkEmail_putBody(email,"This is a test");
    CkEmail_putFrom(email,"Chilkat Support <chilkat.support@gmail.com>");
    CkEmail_AddTo(email,"Chilkat","support@chilkatsoft.com");

    success = CkMailMan_SendEmail(mailman,email);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    printf("Email sent.\n");


    CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
    CkEmail_Dispose(email);

    }