How to send email when power outage

[phoenix55]

I have a RCT 2000va UPS connected to a HP Proliant Microserver gen 8 via USB cable

I have ViewPower UPS software installed on the server

When the power goes off, the UPS shuts down the server as it should

But no email is sent

I'm using Gmail (smtp.gmail.com) on port 587 SSL and SMTP authentication required is ticked. I'm using a Gmail email address with an app password

When I try test the send email function it fails. See attached as well as settings

I have another app (USB thermometer) that sends an email with the same user and settings (587 SSL)

Any ideas how to get this to work?

Or another way or app to send an email notification when the power goes off?

 

[Gnome]

Use TLS not SSL. SSL has been dead forever now.

Also your second screenshot reveals your gmail address

 

[supersunbird]

I have a RCT 2000va UPS connected to a HP Proliant Microserver gen 8 via USB cable

I have ViewPower UPS software installed on the server

When the power goes off, the UPS shuts down the server as it should

But no email is sent

I'm using Gmail (smtp.gmail.com) on port 587 SSL and SMTP authentication required is ticked. I'm using a Gmail email address with an app password

When I try test the send email function it fails. See attached as well as settings

I have another app (USB thermometer) that sends an email with the same user and settings (587 SSL)

Any ideas how to get this to work?

Or another way or app to send an email notification when the power goes off?

How does the UPS have internet connectivity?

The thermometer I assume has wifi?

 

[phoenix55]

Use TLS not SSL. SSL has been dead forever now.

Also your second screenshot reveals your gmail address

Thanks will give TLS a try

Thanks, edited

 

[phoenix55]

How does the UPS have internet connectivity?

The thermometer I assume has wifi?

UPS is connected to server that has the ViewPower software running on it

Thermometer is USB and the is plugged into server that has the sofware running on it

 

[supersunbird]

UPS is connected to server that has the ViewPower software running on it

Thermometer is USB and the is plugged into server that has the sofware running on it

Ah, now I get how it works.

 

[phoenix55]

Thanks will give TLS a try

Thanks, edited

I tried with TLS (same settings just selected TLS) and same error

 

[Gnome]

I tried with TLS (same settings just selected TLS) and same error

I assume you've done what is needed to allow an external client?

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[gregmcc]

Do you have 2FA setup on your gmail? If so you will need to create a application based (I think that's what they call it) password.

 

[phoenix55]

Do you have 2FA setup on your gmail? If so you will need to create a application based (I think that's what they call it) password.

Yes I do and am using the app password

 

[phoenix55]

I assume you've done what is needed to allow an external client?

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I'm using the same details for the thermometer app and that seems to be working and sending emails

Must I still do this?

 

[phoenix55]

I'm using the same details for the thermometer app and that seems to be working and sending emails

Must I still do this?

I tried setting the IMAP as per suggestion but still not working

 

[phoenix55]

I found the ViewPower log in C:\ViewPower\log\log4j.log

In it there are a number of records, but in particular is the lines where even though on the screen it says port 587, in the error it says 465

Is the port number being stored somewhere in cache or hard coded and that's why it's not working as it needs to use port 587?

 

[gregmcc]

The brain dead app might be hardcoded for SSL on port 465. See if there is a firmware upgrade otherwise I think you might be out of luck.

 

[PsyWulf]

Add a smtp relay app on your machine that can listen on port25 and then relay to the correct relay

 

[PsyWulf]

I've used this successfully to make dumb mail clients "smarter"

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