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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). PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$mailman = New-Object 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
$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
$email = New-Object Chilkat.Email

$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 -ne $true) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Email sent.")