# Ignition Email Settings - Test email

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-email-settings-test-email/75921>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [July 5, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-email-settings-test-email/75921 "2023-07-05T06:18:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ngonidzashe\_Francis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/65b543/32.png) [@Ngonidzashe\_Francis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ngonidzashe_Francis)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-email-settings-test-email/75921/1 "2023-07-05T06:18:22Z")

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I need some assistance in determining why I keep getting a Read Timeout error when I setup an email smtp profile. I've tested the SMTP profile on another Ignition systems and it works without issues but when I set it up on this particular ignition gateway I keep getting the following error.

javax.mail.MessagingException: Exception reading response;  
nested exception is:  
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-email-settings-test-email/75921/2 "2023-07-05T12:08:33Z")

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That's a common problem if the target mailserver decides you are a spammer--it holds the connection open but doesn't reply, tying up the spamming source.