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If you have a working Gmail account you can use Gmail as your mail server by setting it in the global configuration. On the server tab set the following:

• Mailer: SMTP
• SMTP Host: smtp.gmail.com
• SMTP Port 465
• SMTP Security: SSL/TLS
• SMTP Authentication: Yes
• Set the next two lines with your information. You need to use an app specific password (ASP), described below.
• SMTP Username: your gmail username
• SMTP Password: the app specific password (ASP) you generated, described below.

The following are also working combinations:

• SMTP Port 587
• SMTP Security: STARTTLS
• SMTP Port 25
• SMTP Security: STARTTLS