Comcast Now Using SSL For SMTP

[johnmsch]

Just realized today that I haven't been getting email notifications from my ISY for a while.  For the SMTP server, I have been using the same Comcast server for a few years.  After doing a little digging, I found that back in mid-March they started requiring SSL connections to send mail.  From what I see in the Console (Configuration -> Email/Notifications -> Settings/Groups), our only options are TLS or nothing.  Is there a way to use SSL?

Is anyone else using Comcast/Xfinity SMTP?

 

 

[TJF1960]

I am on Comcast/Xfinity and I have noticed getting texts from ISY has been random for the last two or three weeks or so. Have not been getting all of them as I used too. I don't know if it is related to Comcast or not but I have not made any changes to ISY since then. But as of yesterday I have been getting some, maybe 50% of them.

[johnmsch]

Started another thread in the networking group to see what others are using.  I can't even get this to work now with Yahoo or Gmail.  Pretty much dead in the water here, at least as far as email notifications go.

[johnmsch]

Apparently, there is no way around the Comcast SSL requirement and there doesn't seem to be a way to specify an SSL connection in the console.

Thanks to @Michel Kohanim for pointing me to the Wiki article showing how to configure for gmail in this post: https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/26189-what-smtp-server-are-you-using/?do=findComment&comment=261371

[Geddy]

Be careful if you turn on two factor authentication (for Gmail)! You'll need to create an app specific password.