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Log what the mail function returns as suggested here: https://forum.logicmachine.net/showthrea...1#pid33911

This is what i have from log

Code:

* arg: 1
  * nil
* arg: 2
  * string: 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. For more information, go to
535 5.7.8  https://support.google.com/mail/?p=BadCredentials 4fb4d7f45d1cf-5fa77bf1e35sm8035646a12.66 - gsmtp

This is the function i used :

Code:

function Email(to, subject, message)
  -- make sure these settings are correct

  ---------------BEGINNING OF USER EDITABLE AREA-------------------
  local settings = {
    -- "from" field, only e-mail must be specified here
    from = 'nguenangulrich6@gmail.com',
    -- smtp username
    user = 'nguenangulrich6@gmail.com',
    -- smtp password
    password = '***',
    -- smtp server
    server = 'smtp.gmail.com',
    -- smtp server port
    port = 465,
    -- enable ssl, required for gmail smtp
    secure = 'sslv23',
  }
  -------------------END OF USER EDITABLE AREA---------------------

  local smtp = require('socket.smtp')
  local escape = function(v)
    return '<' .. tostring(v) .. '>'
  end

  -- message headers and body
  settings.source = smtp.message({
    headers = {
      to = escape(to),
      subject = subject,
    },
    body = message
  })

  -- fixup from field
  settings.from = escape(settings.from)
  settings.rcpt = { escape(to) }

  return smtp.send(settings)
end

the gmail acount i created is "nguenangulrich6@gmail.com" and the pasword "***"

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Are you using gmail? If yes did you created an app password in your gmail account and use that in your script?

Yes, like in the above message