Problems sending e-mail on motion detection.

bird · Post by **bird** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:30 am

I am a new user using version 0.3.5 in windows XP.
I tried the motion detection with action sending e-mail.
I set up with:
my gmail adress (to and from)
smtp.gmail.com
ssl
port 465 (I also tried 587)
my username and password at gmail.

Yawcam says I am online when I use the "Help"-"Am I online".

The motion detection is enabled and I get images saved on my pc when motion is detected but unfortunately I do not manage to send any mail.
I searched in the forum and I think I used the right settings in yawcam.

Do I have to change anything in my router or firewall to send email?

Post by **z3r0c00l12** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:04 pm

I'm not sure if this has an effect on it or not, but on the username field, did you type (username@gmail.com) or just (username)?

Yiou may want to try it, I had problems before, but I dont remember if that's what had fixed it.

bird · Post by **bird** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:35 pm

Thanks for your reply.
It seems like I did the right settings. Maybe gmail had problems yesterday because today it worked!
I got a photo of a bird when it visited my new birdhouse. Yawcam detected motion, took a picture and sent it to my gmail.
Great, thanks for a great software!

Mc29YawDes75 · Post by **Mc29YawDes75** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:37 am

That technique won’t work because router and the firewall do not interfere in outgoing data from your PC. Firewall only filter the connection of your PC to the internet so that means it isn’t the problem why you can’t send Email. I think there is something in the OS of the Yawcam that is why you can send E-mail.