SMTP Servers to Use in Demos
Recently there was an internal email thread on which SMTP server to use in demos. I thought I'd share the comments from that thread:
- Person 1: I tried gmail (smtp.gmail.com, port 465) this morning, it works fine.
To use gmail, you must enable 2-step verification for your google account and generate App password. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en -
Person 2: I use https://www.hmailserver.com
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Person 3: I, too, use hMailServer as a local SMTP server on my demo VMs, with a mail client (usually Outlook) also on the VM. So no need to connect out to an SMTP server on the Internet. Saves a lot of hassle and risk.
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Hi Lexi,
if you prefer to work unplugged you also may use HAMSTER (it's bilingual DE/EN)
http://www.elbiah.de/hamster/pg/
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For testing and demos I would also recommend mailinator. It's main use case to get the email where you send everything: logging, test emails, whatever.
Hi Lexi,
I have followed the same steps but i am getting "ERROR #6031: Unable to open TCP/IP connection." error in Ens.Alert Business operation