Database Mail Sending Failed From Sql Server 2008 R2 . Error Like Could not connect to mail server. (An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions ?

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Hi everyone.
i am sending email from sql server 2008 r2.

database mail configuration details set as :
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Server Name : smtp.gmail.com
Port No : 587
Set Basic Authentication : User Name, Password

i tried more but email sending is failed and error occur is-:

The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 2 (2012-05-03T15:46:30). Exception Message: Could not connect to mail server. (An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions 173.194.79.108:587). )

Thanks and Regards:
Ganpat Sharma

Posted 3-May-12 0:32am

GV Sharma

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2012-05-03T00:43:00

It can be because of various reasons. You need to look at them one by one.

Is the port open? Firewall permissions in place?
Further make sure you have configured database to send emails. Look here:
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Configure Database Mail – Send Email From SQL Database[^]
CP: SQL SERVER - 2008 - Configure Database Mail - Send Email From SQL Database[^]