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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). Visual FoxPro

LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loMailman
LOCAL loEmail

lnSuccess = 0

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

loMailman = CreateObject('Chilkat.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
loMailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.gmail.com"
loMailman.SmtpPort = 587
loMailman.StartTLS = 1

* Set the SMTP login/password.
loMailman.SmtpUsername = "chilkat.support"
loMailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"

* Create a new email object
loEmail = CreateObject('Chilkat.Email')

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

lnSuccess = loMailman.SendEmail(loEmail)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loMailman
    RELEASE loEmail
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? "Email sent."

RELEASE loMailman
RELEASE loEmail