Question
Mail() function doesn't work
Hello Guys!
I’m having a problem to configure the mail() function.
I followed this tutorial, but still i’m getting some errors.
http://ubuntu-for-humans.blogspot.com.br/2010/04/sending-emails-from-ubuntu-without.html
When I try to send an e-mail the SSH freeze for a few minutes and after display: “ssmtp: Cannot open smtp.gmail.com:587”.
I already configured the firewall to allow data through that port, but still I can’t connect.
sudo nano /var/log/mail.log
Feb 20 21:07:14 Estudar-Engenharia sSMTP[5013]: Unable to connect to “smtp.gmail.com” port 587.
Feb 20 21:07:14 Estudar-Engenharia sSMTP[5013]: Cannot open smtp.gmail.com:587
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Double check that the port number is correct. Maybe try 465 as mentioned here?
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-google-s-smtp-server