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Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
519 Points
Posted by Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
519 Points

I'm getting an error. I tried gmail and yahoo.

I keep getting an error. I have tried gmail and yahoo and they both give me this error. I am sure my password is correct. Anyone else having issues can help me out?

CLIENT -> SERVER: EHLO localhost CLIENT -> SERVER: AUTH LOGIN CLIENT -> SERVER: amVubmFqYW1AeWFob28uY29t CLIENT -> SERVER: RnVja3lhaG9vMQ== SMTP ERROR: Password command failed: 535 5.7.0 (#MBR1212) Incorrect username or password. SMTP Error: Could not authenticate.CLIENT -> SERVER: QUIT SMTP connect() failed. https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting

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Joseph Heydorn
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Joseph Heydorn
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Joseph Heydorn
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Joseph Heydorn
iOS Development with Swift Techdegree Graduate 11,421 Points

One thing that worked for me was changing the security settings in yahoo. You need to turn on "Allow apps that use less secure sign in" Once that is done, you should be able to send the email without any issues. If it continues to not work, double check that you are using the proper email and password. Good Luck! -Joseph

Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
7,173 Points
Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
7,173 Points

Thank you, I don't remember how I fixed it but I did. Or I just moved on without it. I don't remember. Thank you for the advice!