How to configure DU Meter email notifications feature?

Overview

DU Meter can deliver alert notifications via e-mail only if you provide the particulars of your e-mail server correctly.

Configuring for ISP or Corporate Email

Please consult your ISP support or corporate IT staff for the name of SMTP server. Sometimes you can guess the name of the SMTP server from your email address. E.g. if your email is yourname@example.com, then the SMTP server typically (but not always) is mail.example.com or smtp.example.com. Port should nearly always be 25 or 587, and username and password may need to be provided.

Configuring for Gmail

  1. Set the SMTP server name to smtp.gmail.com
  2. Set the port to 587
  3. Set encryption to TLS
  4. Enter your full Gmail address as username
  5. For the password, you must use an App Password (not your regular Gmail password)

Important: Gmail requires 2-Step Verification to generate App Passwords. To create one: 1. Go to Google Account Security 2. Enable 2-Step Verification if not already enabled 3. Go to App Passwords 4. Generate a new App Password for "Mail" and use it in DU Meter

Configuring for Outlook.com (Hotmail, Live, MSN)

  1. Set the SMTP server name to smtp-mail.outlook.com
  2. Set the port to 587
  3. Set encryption to TLS
  4. Enter your full email address as username
  5. Enter your Outlook.com password

Troubleshooting

If sending produces "time out" errors, your ISP may be blocking outgoing email on port 587. Try using your ISP's email server instead, or contact your ISP about unblocking SMTP ports.

Common issues