Configure free SMTP for Discuz! using Gmail

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Go to AdminCP : Founder --> Mail Settings --> Settings --> Tick on the option:  Send via SOCKET connection to SMTP server (supports ESMTP authentication)

[+] Add new SMTP server as the following details:

SMTP server: ssl://smtp.gmail.com

Port: 465
Sender Email address: yourname[a]gmail.com
SMTP account: yourname[a]gmail.com


SMTP password:
   ** this value was changed since May 30th, 2022. You need to create an app password via url : https://myaccount.google.com/u/0/apppasswords  . Go ahead and create a name for app password. Copy the 16 characters length passkey . That's all, save it and check the result.