Configure Acymailing to use your Google Apps Account

If you use both Acymailing and Google Apps, and you’ve got a “small” list of subscribers maybe you’re considering to send the mail through your Google Apps account. The advantage is that you’ve got a bigger chance that they’ll actually arrive (contrary to PHPMailer, which in my experince can be shaky on a lot of hosting). Which is your goal, right?

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Configuring Acymailing to use Google Apps to send the mails is simple. (Image from Joomla 1.5 but it also applies to other versions). In Acymailing, click “Configuration.”

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In the “Mail Configuration” tab, go to “Mail Configuration” area (I know, right?), and click “SMTP Server”.

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Under “SMTP Configuration”, configure your server:

  • Server: enter smtp.googlemail.com
  • Port: 587
  • Secure Method: TLS
  • Keep alive & Authentication: Yes
  • Username: the full e-mail address of your Google Apps address, e.g myname@mydomain.com
  • Password: The password for your mailbox

Once you’ve saved the settings, you’ll be able to send mails through your Google Apps account. Enjoy!

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