React Native

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). React Native

import { Email, MailMan } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const mailman = new 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
  const email = new 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');

  try {
    await mailman.sendEmailAsync(email);
  } catch {
    console.log(mailman.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log('Email sent.');
}