Step by Step Email Setup in MT4 (Gmail)

Hi Zen,

Thanks very much for sharing the step by step details on email setup in MT4, it is very useful.

I followed the exact instructions but still not able to receive email alert, when I go to "status" and click on "stop" then "start" button as per the last step, the message "you haven't specified the public host name for this computer in the SMTP settings" appears, can you kindly guide me on how to resolve this?

Many many Thanks & Regards
Jane

thanks guys!! working well!!

Method 1 : working perfect!...Im not waiting 1-2 hours like Zen did, Im waiting 5 sec for the gmx email and it's done!

Method 2: I didnt can do it work...the message I received was 'localhost:25 error'

Hi Everybody!

I have the same problem like sayatsugu but I cannot solve it.

I read sean_nbo's advice, but I don't understand what can I do.

Anybody can help me?

Thanks a lot

Hi Everyone,

I used to be able to receive email alerts from MT 4 platform. However, after the recent MT 4 platform updates, I am not able to receive email alerts...Then I tried all the methods suggested on forex factory but still NOT ABLE, would truly appreciate anyone who can help and advise.... I had spent a lot of time in this and still did not find the solutions... Many Thanks!!!!

My gmail alert works fine. I am grateful for everyone's contribution. please use this smtp server gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com for gmail configuration.

Dele.

If you are going to use IP address, it will need to be a static IP address, which opens up a whole can of worms with port forwarding.
More here www.portforward.com, but it might be more hassle than it's worth.
192.168.22 is my static IP, yours may be different.

hi,
I tried del and script and reopened mt4 when i try to apply script nothing happen and i tried on alpary and mbtrading but no luck
please help
setting up email on mt4 oh terrible i tried every body method but no luck so far
i have window 7
please help

Thanks to those who have offered assistance to others in need due to the change in MT4 latest builds.

I've updated the document to include steps to find out your IP address as well as a brief description of static and dynamic IP address (trying hard not to get too technical). If you find the small chunk of network talk too boring, just skip right to the "Command prompt" portion.

for those who are still facing issues, ask here or drop me an email. Enjoy

Best regards,
Zen

I did everything as instructed in the manual and I still get " Mail: 550 Delivery is not allowed to this address."
what could be wrong?
austine

At last i have been able to make mine to work by using this smtp server gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com for gmail configuration instead of the IP address.
this configuration was suggested by one of the forum Member.
Regards

Thank you very much. i was using gmx and it was working fine. then one day the messages stopped. i missed 1 trade because of of it. after searching in internet, i found the answer in your post.

working fine after i changed SMTP server: 192.168.1.143:25 to my ip address which is 192.168.1.2:25. i think many didn't change the smtp server to their ip address. i have set up the hmail server in my vps and it its working fine. thanks again

Found this useful in making the i.p. address static:

This is awesome. Thanks for the detailed explanation. My email is up and running now!!

At the beginning of this thread there is a word document detailing how to implement hmailserver with mt4 configuration smtp hosts error message localhost:25 and all other words the lost souls with the same problem as me might search on. Afetr a painful search I stumbled upon the answer, hmailserver no longer supports the localhost:25 setting or the ip address mentioned instead I found this and it works for me. There is a question of security that I am not qualified to answer and if anyone is please post here. The security issues is

W003 - Critical
hMailServer is configured to allow deliveries from external to external accounts in the IP range My computer. This may make the server vulnerable to spam. It is recommended that you disable this option.

Other than that it works. Here is a link to the site with the solution,

http://forexmagnate.wordpress.com/20...-smtp-and-notifications/

just in case it dissappears here is the text:


March 1, 2011
Local SMTP and Notifications

 

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September 26, 2012 at 9:16 am
Hello,
I’m a newb that is just getting into forex and MT4 is what I’m actually starting with. It just seems that there is more information about it for the moment. I would like to set up an email alert and I ran accross a thread that had a link to this page. It looks like exactly what i need. I want to have it send me an email to gmail. I follow the setup in MT4, but where do I access the next hMailServer windows?
I know this is long after this was posted, but I would really appreciate the help. Please just email me.
Thanks,
Dan

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February 2, 2013 at 8:47 am
download hMailServer from http://www.hmailserver.com/. Also, latest builds of hMailServer does not accept localhost or 127.0.0.1 any longer. If you see those entries in the above screenshots, replace it with your actual internal ip address.
To get your IP address on Windows machine, type ipconfig in a DOS or command prompt, and you will see IPV4 Address – use that address. Anywhere you see locahosthost or 127.0.0.1, use the local IPV4 address.
In MT4, change the localhost:25 to your ip address:25, and in hMailServer, use your ipaddress in the UPPER and LOWER ip address section (above screenshot).

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If the end result is to send it to your mobile device, my question is then why go thru a third party such a gmail. I understand they have a great and fast server response, but for me I prefer to go directly to my service provider for faster alerts. Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc, all use SMTP server so it should not be a problem.

Please I've never used email alerts before. If I shutdown my pc will I still get the alerts? I don't use VPN or any expert advisor

Thank you

to zizoo, the pc needs to be switched on.

I cannot get the XpMail to work on MT4 Build 600~604.

I get this message-

Member: .Send
Function: CallMethod
Error In: InvokeArray
Error: At least one of the From or Sender fields is required
Code: 8004020d
Source: CDO.Message.1


any ideas anyone? Could it have anything to do with the new build 600+.

I think this 4 minute youtube video shows how to do it all very easily. Worked for me first time:

i started with post #1 instructions and failed, this is what worked for me. i haven't read the rest of this thread

- downloaded and installed hmail http://www.hmailserver.com/?page=download
- created new domain in hmail (whatever.com)

- created new account ([email protected]) under the just created domain (whatever.com)

- forward all emails to google account [email protected]

- setup google smtp
host: smtp.gmail.com
port:465
username:your gmail user account([email protected])
password: your gmail password

-open mt4 and set it up
smtp server 127.0.0.1:25
smtp login: [email protected]
smtp password: your password
from: [email protected]
from: [email protected]
Note: use the same password throughout to avoid confusion