HT204928: About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.4 Update

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christianready
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Q: Is anyone else not able to send messages on their Google accounts?

I installed the 10.10.4 update this morning and was unable to send messages on my Google accounts.

 

In Mail, I have four (4) Google accounts, each pointing to their own google SMTP server address. All four of them are using password authentication.

 

When I go to "Edit SMTP Server List...." and view the SMTP server settings, I notice the password is blank. When I fill in the password and save, I am still unable to send mail. I go back to the SMTP server settings and notice it's blank once again.

 

Any ideas on how to resolve this? I'm afraid this could be a catastrophic upgrade

 

Thanks,
Chris

MacBook Air

Posted on Jul 1, 2015 3:02 PM

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Q: Is anyone else not able to send messages on their Google accounts?

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  • by uwe_wien,

    uwe_wien uwe_wien Jul 1, 2015 4:03 PM in response to christianready
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    Jul 1, 2015 4:03 PM in response to christianready

    Same here, temporarily using Thunderbird until there's a fix....

  • by mcackay2,

    mcackay2 mcackay2 Jul 1, 2015 10:17 PM in response to christianready
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    Jul 1, 2015 10:17 PM in response to christianready

    The following fix worked for me:

     

    - Go to Preferences > Accounts

    - the account that's not working and choose 'Edit SMTP Server List' from the outgoing mail server section.

    - Under the advanced tab for the relevant SMTP server, I had (due to other issues in the past) left the "Automatically detect and maintain account settings" unchecked.

     

    I ticked that option again, re-entered my password, and voila -- SMTP sending was working again.

    Not sure if will solve your problem, but symptoms sound the same.

     

    /Mark