email alerts via gmail failing

[jasmoo]

Profile email alerts via gmail started failing around Jul 22. I was using gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com without authentication and (after many months of successful use) the error now was "no response from server".

I have tried using authentication both with the above server and with smtp.gmail.com. Both return "not responding" and/or "time-out" errors after about 5 seconds (watch measurement; no time spec in error message).

I have tried smtp ports 25 and 587.

I have noticed several other recent posts here with gmail problems but no posted solutions. It looks as though perhaps gmail has changed something.

Any thoughts here on fixing gmail or any suggestions for an inexpensive alternative server?

[TGRMN Software]

Looks like we started having problems using GMail with ViceVersa PRO too... I will check and let you know what we find. thanks
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