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- SMTP protocol
- Session and username
- Authenticated SMTP
- Timeout
- Gmail: What should I do if a connection to Gmail (SMTP, IMAP, POP3) fails due to a certificate error?
EmailStartSMTPSession (Function) In french: EmailOuvreSessionSMTP Starts a session for sending emails via the SMTP protocol. You will only have the ability to send emails. Remarks: - In most cases, the SMTP server to use is the SMTP server of Internet provider (and not the one of email account). For example, if you have Internet access via Orange and a Free email account, you must use the SMTP server of Orange (and not the one of Free).
- To start a session for receiving and reading emails, use EmailStartPOP3Session.
- You also have the ability to use an emailSMTPSession variable.
EmailSetTimeOut(10)
let sSMTPServers = "smtp.orange.fr"
IF EmailStartSMTPSession(sUserName, sPassword, sSMTPServer) = True THEN
Initialize_Email()
IF EmailSendMessage(sUserName) = False THEN
Error()
END
EmailCloseSession(sUserName)
ELSE
Error("Unable to establish connection", ErrorInfo(), ...
"In case of timeout, check the parameters of " + ...
"""Firewall"" on the port used (25)")
END
Syntax
<Result> = EmailStartSMTPSession(<Username> [, <Password>] , <Address of SMTP server> [, <Number of SMTP port> [, <Asynchronous mode> [, <Option>]]])
<Result>: Boolean - True if the session was started,
- False otherwise. If an error occurs, the ErrorOccurred variable is set to True.
To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
<Username>: Character string Identifies the email session in the functions for email management (used by EmailSendMessage to send emails for example). <Password>: Optional character string or secret string User password. This password is given by the service provider or by the network administrator. This password is used to start an authenticated SMTP session.
 New in version 2025Secret strings: If you use the secret string vault, the type of secret string used for this parameter must be "Ansi or Unicode string". To learn more about secret strings and how to use the vault, see Secret string vault. <Address of SMTP server>: Character string DNS name or IP address of email server (outgoing protocol). This IP address is supplied by the service provider or by the network administrator.
Caution: It is necessary to use the SMTP server of the Internet connection provider.. This SMTP server may have no link with the SMTP server associated with the email account. <Number of SMTP port>: Optional integer Identifies the port used for SMTP (25 by default). <Asynchronous mode>: Optional constant or boolean | | | emailAsynchronous (or True) | The emails sent during the session started by EmailStartSMTPSession must be transmitted in asynchronous mode. | emailSynchronous (or False)
(default value) | The emails sent during the session started by EmailStartSMTPSession must be transmitted in synchronous mode. |
<Option>: Optional Integer constant Options of SMTP session. The possible values are: | | emailOptionDefault
(default value) | Start the SMTP session. | | emailProtocolSMTPS | Start the SMTP session secured by the TLS protocol. In version 28 Update 4, this constant was renamed for better code readability.. In previous versions, this constant corresponds to emailOptionSecuredTLS. | | optionTLS | Start the SMTP session secured by the SSL protocol. This type of session is used by the Orange, Free and Gmail servers for example. In version 28 Update 4, this constant was renamed for better code readability.. In previous versions, this constant corresponds to optionSSL. |
Remarks SMTP protocol - The different parameters passed to EmailStartSMTPSession are supplied by the Internet Service Provider or by the network administrator. An Internet connection is required to manage the emails. Several cases may occur:
- The user uses a modem to connect to the Internet: the NetOpenRemoteAccess function opens the Internet connection.
- The user uses a direct connection to Internet (cable or ADSL): no specific operation required.
- The SMTP protocol can only be used to send emails. A WLanguage error occurs if you try to read emails without starting a POP3 session (EmailStartPOP3Session). To start a POP3 session and an SMTP session at the same time, use EmailStartSession.
Session and username After starting an SMTP session, you can start a POP3 session ( EmailStartPOP3Session) with the same username. Authenticated SMTP <Password> is used to start an authenticated SMTP session. The supported authentication mechanisms are SMTP Login and Plain. If the server recognizes one of these two authentication mechanisms and if the authentication fails, the connection fails as well. If the server does not recognize one of these two authentication mechanisms and if the authentication fails, EmailStartSMTPSession tries to connect without authentication. Gmail: What should I do if a connection to Gmail (SMTP, IMAP, POP3) fails due to a certificate error? Since the end of August 2017, Google has deployed a new certificate: Google Internet Authority G3. Unfortunately, the Windows API for checking certificates does not validate this certificate. Therefore, starting a POP3, IMAP or SMTP session may fail with the error "The certificate string was not issued by a trusted authority". To validate the certificate, all you have to do is modify the management mode of emails. The WLanguage EmailConfigure function allows you to change this mode and to no longer use the Windows API that locks this certificate. The following code must be added before starting the session via EmailStartSMTPSession:
EmailConfigure(emailParameterMode, 1)
Remarks: - As of version 23 Update 1, you no longer need to call the EmailConfigure function: WLanguage automatically uses the email management mode appropriate to the session.
- You can handle certificate errors on an SMTP session using the IgnoreError property of a variable of type emailSMTPSession.
Business / UI classification: Business Logic
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