# Mails in Rails via GMAIL

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mails-in-rails-via-gmail/124944>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 3, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mails-in-rails-via-gmail/124944 "2008-01-03T22:29:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![SandyTheFire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@SandyTheFire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SandyTheFire)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mails-in-rails-via-gmail/124944/1 "2008-01-03T22:29:06Z")

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I am using smtp\_tls to send mails via GMAIL.

The problem is, I am trying to send multiple mails so i have to  
authenticate multiple times which consumes a hell lotta time, can  
anyone suggest a way.

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**Author:** ![SandyTheFire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@SandyTheFire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SandyTheFire)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mails-in-rails-via-gmail/124944/2 "2008-01-04T01:38:50Z")

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First up - Gmail limits to around 500 messages/day.

I got something going using this script:  
[Index of /blog](http://www.myowndb.com/blog/?p=20), modified a bit for gmail’s sake!

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**Author:** ![SandyTheFire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@SandyTheFire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SandyTheFire)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mails-in-rails-via-gmail/124944/3 "2008-01-20T10:31:45Z")

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On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:38:50 +0100, Tom Waddington wrote:

> First up - Gmail limits to around 500 messages/day.
> 
> I got something going using this script:  
> [Index of /blog](http://www.myowndb.com/blog/?p=20), modified a bit for gmail’s sake!

Oooh, thank you for the link 🙂

-Thufir