Sending Email in MT4

Forex Trader 2007.09.26 06:08 #1

Gmail requires the use of TLS/SSL (encryption) and I don't think MT4 uses this method of sending email. I believe you will need a POP3 email account that doesn't require TLS/SSL to send mail. Most POP3 email accounts (from ISPs or Web hosting service) can do both and this usually isn't a problem.

If anyone has more information that would be great, because it is not written anywhere in the documentation.

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Forex Trader 2009.04.10 22:13 #2

RobinHood :

Gmail requires the use of TLS/SSL (encryption) and I don't think MT4 uses this method of sending email. I believe you will need a POP3 email account that doesn't require TLS/SSL to send mail. Most POP3 email accounts (from ISPs or Web hosting service) can do both and this usually isn't a problem.

If anyone has more information that would be great, because it is not written anywhere in the documentation.

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Forex Trader 2009.04.10 23:57 #3

Thuc :
I can't use the Email Tab in Tools Panel with gmail account. Althought I tried many times, the Journal always gives me the message "Mail: login to smtp.gmail.com:465 failed". Please help me.

RobinHood :

Gmail requires the use of TLS/SSL (encryption) and I don't think MT4 uses this method of sending email. I believe you will need a POP3 email account that doesn't require TLS/SSL to send mail. Most POP3 email accounts (from ISPs or Web hosting service) can do both and this usually isn't a problem.

If anyone has more information that would be great, because it is not written anywhere in the documentation.

POP3 is irrelevant as its a mail receipt protocol.

This is about SMTP.

Apart from that, RobinHood is quite right.

MT4 supports both authenticated and unauthenticated SMTP, but does not support SSL.