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Mixie57's avatar
Mixie57
Follower
Jan 24, 2021

Email router logs via Yahoo

Trying to set up email for router logs and when I press Send Log, the log reports “ email failed] (#AUTH005) Too many bad auth attempts.”. I understand Yahoo doesn’t trust it but how can I enable this for sending the logs through Yahoo?

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 25, 2021

    Some SMTP servers are more picky than others. If Yahoo refuses you, try another free alternative. GMail worked the last time I looked.

     

    I use smtp-mail.outlook.com

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    • shadowsports's avatar
      shadowsports
      Hero
      Jan 25, 2021

      Yahoo and ymail are poor choices for email period.  I wouldn't even use them as a junk account.

       

      As michaelkenward mentioned, there are several other alternatives.  I have used both Gmail and Comcast successfully.

       

      To be successful, you need to confirm the following:

       

      -Relay must be supported 

      -That you have the account configured properly (example) Gmail requires that you enable "allow connection by less secure apps".

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      -That you have configured the Router properly with the correct SMTP information, username, password, encryption and port.   

       

      My Logs are mailed once a week, Sundays at 8AM.  Below it what you will see in the log when mail is properly configured.

       

      [email sent to: XXX.com] Sunday, Jan 24,2021 08:00:07
      [Log Cleared] Sunday, Jan 24,2021 08:00:07