Mail: invalid SMTP settings (Tools-->Options-->Email)

[Zsolt Haromszeki]

Dear Programmers,

I would like to ask your help about sending an e-mail.

I went to the e-mail settings (MetaTrader-->Tools-->Options-->Email) and filled out the datas:

SMTP server: mail.t-online.hu:25

SMTP login: login_name

SMTP password: login_password

When I push the Test button, I get the following message in the Journal:

Mail: invalid SMTP settings (Tools-->Options-->Email)

What can be the problem with my SMTP settings? I'm using the same datas like at my Outlook accounts.

Thank you in advance.

Relative

[Zsolt Haromszeki]

I filled out the From and the To fields too:

From: [e-mail]

To: [e-mail]

The Test return with the following Journal message:

Mail: 'Test message' failed

Mail: 501 5.1.7 Bad sender address syntax

What can be the problem? The form of my e-mail address is not correct?

I tried this form too:

From: John Nixon, [e-mail]

To: Pamela Nixon, [e-mail]

I got the same results.

[[Deleted]]

Hi

Try this :

- close terminal

- delete email.ini files in the MT4 config folder

- Open Terminal and re-enter only SMTP Server and From .... and To...

Phil

[Zsolt Haromszeki]

Oh, thank you so much dear Philippe!

It works fine!

Thank You!

[Seth]

Hi everyone - I am having a similar problem and I'm sure I got it to work previously years ago & yes, I have been trying it with "Enable" ticked
The only thing that I can think that is different between now and then is a different broker and running the dreaded VISTA
Oh yes, the error messge in "Journal" is "Mail: error connecting to smtp.bigpond.com:25"
Reading through forum one thought is do I have to be running Outlook on this machine as I haven't set it up on this one yet?
Could I use my Hotmail address instead?? Hotmail is not smtp though is it?
Cheers
Seth

[gordon]

CanAm:

Hi everyone - I am having a similar problem and I'm sure I got it to work previously years ago & yes, I have been trying it with "Enable" ticked
The only thing that I can think that is different between now and then is a different broker and running the dreaded VISTA
Oh yes, the error messge in "Journal" is "Mail: error connecting to smtp.bigpond.com:25"
Reading through forum one thought is do I have to be running Outlook on this machine as I haven't set it up on this one yet?
Could I use my Hotmail address instead?? Hotmail is not smtp though is it?

Hotmail requires SSL which MT4 does not support... Regrading BigPond, Google gives this -> http://bigpond.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bigpond.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5562.

[Seth]

Thanks Gordon.
I'll have to re-read the link as my first take was I had it set up right.
If clients would just stop pestering me - lol
Cheers
Seth

[Seth]

OK - so doing a bit more reading on this one.
There are various threads all over the forum but a consistent idea is to run your own mail server.
The two suggestions seem to be
1. http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html or
2. http://www.smtp2go.com/blog/smtp-server-metatrader/

Wondering if people have tried these and what their experiences are in terms of;
ease of setup, usefulness, etc.

http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html looks attractive in that as someone who does travel a bit I do constantly run into problems with getting Outlook to work.
So, from those that have used http://www.smtp2go.com/blog/smtp-server-metatrader/ can it do the same thing?

Come one come all - lets review these two products?????

Cheers
Seth
:)

[gordon]

Here are 2 alternatives:

1. https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/124238 (this is the method I currently use and recommend).
2. https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/123932

[victor]

I am using own smtp e-mail from own hosting

http://100k2.blogspot.com/2010/04/today-done-mt4-e-mail-setup.html

If you need one, you can contact me using the e-mail from the post

thanks.

[[Deleted]]

I have set everything up right according to the foums and I still fail to send emails. It gives me the error messages as follows:

2: Bad address "smtp.bigpond.com".

I went back into the smtp set-up and couldn't find anything wrong. The emaila ddress I am using is a bigpond.com address. Any help would be much appreciated :)