and another question is.. if i want to use EA and it need me to have a POP3 account.. so they can send me a signal.. so i still can use the bluebottle ?? or gmail ?
how to set it up ?
I tried Bluebottle.com and the SMTP server info on all 3 of my websites and still cannot get it to connect.
Any ideas?
Thanks...MG
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Is thie thread dead? Having the same problem and can't get it to work either. I've tried yahoo, gmail, bluebottle, and sbcglobal. I'm at a loss at this point. Any further help is appreciated.
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MT4 only uses SMTP, so there shouldn't be a way for an EA to use a POP account. As for SMTP not working for you, bluebottle not working is weird. It may have something to do with your actual ISP. Before calling them, get out of MT4 and try setting the email up in outlook or your preferred email client. Test it to see if SMTP traffic is getting through bey sending an email to itself.
If the email client does not work, it is not an MT4 issue but something on your ISP side most likely. If the email works on your client, try completely uninstalling MT4 and reinstalling it. Then try using metatrader to send a regular alert to yourself with the alerts tab in the bottom.
Here is a thread on configuring it correctly and sending alerts.
If the regular alert works. It is a problem in your EA coding.
Trying all of this should atleast narrow down where the problem is.
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MT4 only uses SMTP, so there shouldn't be a way for an EA to use a POP account. As for SMTP not working for you, bluebottle not working is weird. It may have something to do with your actual ISP. Before calling them, get out of MT4 and try setting the email up in outlook or your preferred email client. Test it to see if SMTP traffic is getting through bey sending an email to itself.
If the email client does not work, it is not an MT4 issue but something on your ISP side most likely. If the email works on your client, try completely uninstalling MT4 and reinstalling it. Then try using metatrader to send a regular alert to yourself with the alerts tab in the bottom.
Here is a thread on configuring it correctly and sending alerts.
If the regular alert works. It is a problem in your EA coding.
Trying all of this should atleast narrow down where the problem is.
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Thanks Vensik! I'll try all of these options. I appreciate the response!
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Got it working- thanks! Now I just need to make sure the coding in the EA is correct. Suppose I'll wait for a signal and pursue it on that thread if I have any probs. Thanks again!
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Contrary to popular belief and many of the postings on this site, you can send email alerts from MT4 to Gmail accounts. There is no need to put a port number, just your SMTP. In this case, I have given you my SMTP as an example. No login required, just the Gmail account you're sending to. See the picture for specifics.
Contrary to popular belief and many of the postings on this site, you can send email alerts from MT4 to Gmail accounts. There is no need to put a port number, just your SMTP. In this case, I have given you my SMTP as an example. No login required, just the Gmail account you're sending to. See the picture for specifics.
Cheers.
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i plus this answer, if you have an ISP, you can use his SMTP server and send alert to whoever you want (that includes your gmail adress )
I don't think anyone meant you cannot recieve email alerts at a gmail account. You can send the alerts to any email.
The point was you need smtp not pop3 (as gmail is) to Send email alerts from.
Unless Gmail has changed since last I looked, they do not offer an SMTP server.
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