ActionMailer::Base send via "secure connection"?

Rails
1

I’m using Google Mail SMTP server which requires sending via a secure
connection.

REF: Check Gmail through other email platforms - Gmail Help

Looking at:

:authentication - :cram_md5… but that doesn’t appear to be the right
one.

I’ve got my Outlook Express sending and receiving…

→ Question is, can RoR send via a secure connection?

Thanks in advance,
Pete

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On 1 Sep 2008, at 23:46, Peter A. wrote:

:authentication - :cram_md5… but that doesn’t appear to be the right
one.

you don’t need that. What you need is for the whole smtp session to be
done over TLS/SSL

I’ve got my Outlook Express sending and receiving…

–> Question is, can RoR send via a secure connection?

I think there’s an extra gem, that adds this capability to the
libraries that actionmailer uses.
googling for actionmailer ssl should turn up some stuff.

Fred

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http://www.rubyinside.com/how-to-use-gmails-smtp-server-with-rails-394.html

This is a good solution.