Sending Activation Email , SMTP server did not accept the password

Question

I\'m sending an email using CakePHP and I got an Error: SMTP server did not accept the password, along with an email in my inbox says that: sign-in attempt bl

Answer 1

Make sure that the field in 'username' => and 'password'=> is authenticate or valid. I had experienced the same issue and all I do is to go this link https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha and click the button 'Continue'. make sure you're logged in in gmail using the 'username' and 'password' provided in your code. After that, try to send email again.