SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: Connection timed out (110)SMTP Error: C

Add my name to the list of people with the same problem. My SMTP transfer through GMail has stopped working.

Suggestions?

I figured it out by using a hotmail account instead of Gmail, but I know how to do it with gmail too.

For Hotmail:
Go into your settings>mail>sync email and set LET DEVICES AND APPS USE POP to YES and set DEVICES AND APPS THAT USE POP CAN BE SET TO DELETE MESSAGES FROM OUTLOOK AFTER DOWNLOAD to “Don’t allow devices and apps to delete messages from Outlook. It will move the messages to a special POP folder instead.” Then note the SMTP settings:

Server name = smtp.office365.com
Port = 587
Encryption method = STARTTLS

Once you save those settings in your Easy WP SMTP plugin, the test should run successfully. See screenshot here: https://paste.pics/38027996de34b5b3c3b1106fa274b3fd

For Gmail:
The first thing you need to do is activate 2FA (2 factor authorization) in your Gmail. To do so, log into Gmail and click on the 9-square hamburger menu at the top right. Once you click on that, click on Account. My icon is a “P” b/c the first name of the account starts with “P”, so yours will be whatever your account’s first initial is. (See screenshot: https://paste.pics/6023a25c246a3a635c05e2bc3c3b4343

Once you’re in, click on SECURITY on the left, then scroll down until you find the 2-step verification option and turn it ON. When you’ve authorized 2FA, then click on APP PASSWORDS, which is located right below the 2FA option. See screenshot: https://paste.pics/ec3559c5383aeb42b2ccc05571ace6d4

Once you click on APP PASSWORD, it’ll ask you to put in your gmail password. Then you’ll be re-directed to create a new app password. Where it says “SELECT APP”, choose “Other (Custom Name)”, then name it whatever you want, and then click GENERATE. Here’s a screenshot: https://paste.pics/856ce506040c16f6c5b51ebd726f8b00

When you click GENERATE, it’ll create a unique password for you. Copy that password, go to your WordPress website dashboard, go to the Easy WP SMTP plugin settings, and towards the bottom you’ll use your same SMTP email but instead of the regular password to that email account, you’ll use this new Google-generated password. Don’t forget to click save. I have created 2 screenshots to show you this part:

1. https://paste.pics/63089077256e45971feb842453e8ade8
2. https://paste.pics/b5a19196ccf1699e15122356844cc15e

Hope that helps…

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by ppe29.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by ppe29.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by ppe29.

@ppe29, thank you for sharing your findings. I am sure this will help others ??

Enjoy the plugin.

can not get it to work, tried every combination with hotmail, gmail and own email server, but nothing works?

Ideas please

SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: Connection timed out (110)SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.

That error message indicates there’s still an unhappy email server. It would be helpful if you provided screen shots of all your settings, otherwise it’s impossible to know where to begin.