# Getting An Error to send a email **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, scripting\ **Created:** [January 3, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-an-error-to-send-a-email/68154 "2023-01-03T11:06:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-an-error-to-send-a-email/68154/2 "2023-01-03T11:28:38Z")
> [@Alarm notification by mail does not work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-by-mail-does-not-work/31513/10): > > I realize this is old but I just went through this today and couldn’t figure out why my SMTP setup was not working correctly. So this is for anyone else that may come across the same issue, you can use Gmail smtp, you just have to generate an App Password as Gmail no longer supports what they consider “less secure apps”. To generate an app password you have to login to your Google Account then find the “Manage Your Google Account” button. From there navigate to Security and find the heading “S… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-an-error-to-send-a-email/68154)._