MT4 e mail function

Beginner Questions
1

I can’t seem to get the e mail function to properly test.
I use gmail so I think the SMTP address is …smtp.gmail.com.

I’m pretty sure I have filled out the form correctly but all I get is:

2010.07.25 14:34:24 Mail: error connecting to smtp.gmail.com

Can anyone help me or direct me to a forum that is more suited to this kind of query?

Thanks

Than

2

I tryed to do this myself with metatrader a while ago now, but the problem with metatrader is it doesnt know how to deal with SSL, pretty sure it was that, but it is protocol related.

3

There are several good threads here - just search for SMTP. I’m not going to repeat what has already been posted, but gmail does not work with MT4. A better forum because there are more knowledgeable posters is on mql4.com. Again do a search for SMTP

4

I got mine working by talking to my ISP. Some ISPs will block requests unless they go through a certain email address verified by them. In my case I had to set up an email address with my ISP and use that to send outgoing mail.

Took a while but talk to your service provider and they’ll help you out.

5

I couldn’t get this to work with Gmail, it is a common problem. I use gmx.com to send alerts to my Gmail or text to my phone. Search “my phone’s email address” to get the email to text your phone.

6

It doesn’t work with Gmail. Use gmx.com/ and get it to forward to your gmail.

Easy :slight_smile: