Thanks for the suggestion, I just tried port 465;

C:\Vocal\Blat>blat.exe -install smtp.gmail.com rf.f@... 1 -port
465 -u rf.f@... -pw Co1234

And attempted the following again;

blat -f rf.f@... -to Red_General_2003@... -subject
"Greetings from vocal" -body "This is the message body"

This time I received a different error;

Error: Wait a bit (possible timeout).
SMTP server error
Error: Not a socket.
Error: Not a socket.

The error changed per port, because port 587 generates the following
error:

Sending stdin.txt to Red_General_2003@yahoo.
Subject: Greetings from vocal
Login name is raf.figueroa@...
The SMTP server does not require AUTH LOGIN.
Are you sure server supports AUTH?
The SMTP server does not like the sender nam
Have you set your mail address correctly?




--- In blat@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Gray" <kenegray@...> wrote:
>
> wow! i thought that was different....have you tried port 465?
>
> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78799
>
> --
> *Ken Gray*
> The Macro Hook.blogspot.com <http://www.TheMacroHook.blogspot.com>
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:06 PM, red_general_2003 <
> red_general_2003@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Sorry to make you revisit the blat + gmail topic yet again, but the
> > postings I read where not clear enough for me to follow.
> >
> > I am attempting to get blat to send mail through my gmail account
> > (eventually I plan to use AuthSMTP), but I am unable to send email.
> > My smtp parameters are as follows:
> >
> > smtp server = smtp.gmail.com
> > port = 587
> > Username = rf.f@... <rf.f%40gmail.com>
> > Password = Co1234
> >
> > With the above information, I proceeded to install blat without any
> > issues. Here is the syntax used for the installation:
> >
> > C:\Vocal\Blat>blat.exe -install smtp.gmail.com
rf.f@...<rf.f%40gmail.com>1 -port
> > 587 -u rf.f@... <rf.f%40gmail.com> -pw Co1234
> > Blat v2.6.3 w/GSS encryption (build : Sep 22 2007 11:49:49)
> >
> > SMTP server set to smtp.gmail.com on port 587 with user
rf.f@...<rf.f%40gmail.com>
> > ,
> > retry 1 time(s)
> >
> > Once the installation was completed, I issued the following command,
> > but got the error below.
> >
> > C:\Vocal\Blat>blat -f rf.f@... <rf.f%40gmail.com> -to
> > Red_General_2003@... <Red_General_2003%40yahoo.com> -
> > server smtp.gmail.com -subject "Greetings from vocal" -body "This is
> > the message body"
> > Blat v2.6.3 w/GSS encryption (build : Sep 22 2007 11:49:49)
> >
> > Sending stdin.txt to
Red_General_2003@...<Red_General_2003%40yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Greetings from vocal
> > Login name is rf.f@... <rf.f%40gmail.com>
> > The SMTP server does not require AUTH LOGIN.
> > Are you sure server supports AUTH?
> > The SMTP server does not like the sender name.
> > Have you set your mail address correctly?
> >
> > Based on the switches provided with blat, sound like the above
> > configuration should work. Any ideas as to why is failing to send
email?
> >
> > Regards,
> > -r
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>