Need help with Sendmail

[jmforem]

I loaded "LGK Sendmail V2 v3.6" using Hubitat Packagemanager.
In the device setup page, I need help.

Can someone please explain what is data is needed for each and every item, in the Commands and the Preferences section? Examples would be helpful.

Thanks
Erik

[aaiyar]

@kahn-hubitat would be the right person to answer this. My understanding is that his Sendmail integration works best if you use your ISP's mail server and not something like GMail. To get it work with GMail, you will probably have to subscribe to G-Suite.

Also, I'd recommend following up on the parent thread for @kahn-hubitat's app, linked below:

Sendmail - Send email and text notifications, (notification device) no local server needed

Designed to be used to send email to your Phone carriers email to text gateway to enable you to get text messges from hubitat. But also can be used for any emailing as well. It is actually installed as a device not an app, It does need a server to gateway your email through like your isp, etc. It will show up as a native notification device. Create one device for every sendmail (email:to) endpoint that you want as a notification device. NOTE: does NOT work if the email server your are go…

[rakeshg]

@aaiyar

To get it work with GMail, you will probably have to subscribe to G-Suite.

@jmforem - you may be able to get around this by creating an "app specific password" in your gmail profile and then using that password instead of your regular password here. I think Gmail asks you the first time to validate the account and I am not sure if this app will handle that. I don't use this app in HE, but use this approach for sending SMS from Node-RED.

To create an app specific password, go to your Google Account ->Security->Signing Into Google -> App Passwords.

Let us know if that works..

[rlithgow1]

Yeah because for regular personal email accounts, they turned off "Less Secure Apps" option which is wholly annoying.

[aaiyar]

@rakeshg

but use this approach for sending SMS from Node-RED.

Presumably using TLS? I'm not sure (because I don't use it either) if this app supports TLS.

[rakeshg]

@aaiyar

Presumably using TLS?

I believe so. I use the standard node-red-node-email and the documentation says the following:

If you have own signed certificates, Nodemailer can complain about that and refuse sending the message. In this case you can try switching off TLS.

Note: uses SMTP with SSL to port 465.

Don't know if HE telnet supports TLS (apparently that's what is used in this device/app).

[aaiyar]

@rakeshg

apparently that's what is used in this device/app

Just looked at the code - it definitely uses Base64 encoding of authentication credentials (username/password), but I don't think that Hubitat's telnet implementation supports encryption.

[rakeshg]

Just tried it in HE - did not work

[leeonestop]

I don't use this app in HE, but use this approach for sending SMS from Node-RED.

To create an app specific password, go to your Google Account ->Security->Signing Into Google -> App Passwords.

I when to gmail and set up the app password but not having any luck as it keeps telling me that it fail to send? Can you tell me how to set it up? Thanks

[rakeshg]

@leeonestop

I don't use this app in HE, but use this approach for sending SMS from Node-RED.

I use this via Node-RED as well (for email). I previously used it for SMS but I found that the SMS was often delayed, sometimes by as much as 30 minutes or more. I then switched to Twilio for SMS. It is pretty inexpensive unless you are sending out lots and lots of texts.

@leeonestop

Can you tell me how to set it up?

Which node are you using for sending email? I use the standard email node and below is my setup. The "password" is the app specific password in the Google account setup.

Hope this helps.

[aaiyar]

@rakeshg

I previously used it for SMS but I found that the SMS was often delayed, sometimes by as much as 30 minutes or more.

Wow! Who's your cellular provider?

I've used Google Fi for about 7 years now, and email2SMS for 3 years. I can recall texts being delayed just once. Luck of the draw I guess!

[rakeshg]

@aaiyar

Who's your cellular provider?

AT&T . I put in an initial minimum amount to activate Twilio ($40) in November of last year and haven't had to replenish that.

[leeonestop]

@rakeshg Thank you for your help. I got it working. Thanks