Re: SMTP Server problem and security issue

osadasliit

I want to use send mail operator and gmail smtp server

so I set following parameters

 

settings -> Preferences -> tool

 

SMTP server   smtp.gmail.com

server port   587

username     [email protected]

connection security      TLS

authentication mechanism  Auto

 

but Rapidminer studio throws following error message

 

Could not connect to SMTP host:smtp.gmail.com.port:587

 

I used latest rapidminer studio

 

thanks

 

 

rfuentealba

Hi @osadasliit,

 

I have bad news for you, but not everything is lost.

 

Google does not allow normal username/password authentication for Gmail anymore, as they added some security into their sign in process (such as the possibility of 2FA, short for "two factor authentication"; or mFA, the same but instead of "two" it's "multi"). To do that, they have changed the usual username/passwords that we all know by an authentication/authorization protocol named "OAuth2".

 

They also said that perhaps someone will still need insecure access, and they have created a one-time-password mechanism that you can activate. However, this means your account will be less secure. Here is a tutorial that I use to configure Postfix with an alternate account (if it gets hacked, I don't lose my e-mails, just the ability of sending e-mails, so I wouldn't worry). You don't need to do everything, just the Google related bits to configure a new account. If you still need help, just ping me and I'll happily assist you in setting it up.

 

Hope it helps,