• Adobe After Effects

  “Render and email” to gmail?

  Posted by Eliezer Cisner on January 20, 2009 at 4:49 pm

  Hello everyone!

  I have a little problem with the script render_and_email.jsx on sending it to Gmail. What am I supposed to write as the smtp address? I tried to enter smtp.gmail.com, but the email failed (I don’t know if the specific reason is the smtp server address).

  This is what the dialog says:
  Script Alert
  Unable to send email.
  TypeError: null is not an object

  Please help!

  Chris Orcfilm replied 7 years, 7 months ago 9 Members · 17 Replies
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  Dave Fraser

  January 20, 2009 at 5:37 pm

  hi, i use a similar script and send it to a hotmail account once. in the 1st email window you have to type your server address. if you go file/scripts/email_setup.jsx it’ll tell you what that is there. and then in the 2nd email window you type in your email address, blahblahblah@gmail.com

  hope that helps

  Dave Fraser

  Motion Graphics Artist
  Big Button
  http://www.bigbutton.tv
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  Eliezer Cisner

  January 20, 2009 at 5:48 pm

  Thank you Dave for your response!

  As far as I understood your answer, it didn’t quite answer my question, or maybe I just didn’t understand it.

  Let me explain my problem:

  I have a Gmail account, and I want to send an email to my cellphone when the render completes. What do I have to write as the smtp server address? I tried smtp.gmail.com, but the email somehow failed.

  Maybe that’s not the problem, but what can be the problem??

  Best regards,
  Eliezer
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  Curious Turtle

  January 20, 2009 at 7:41 pm

  It could be that Gmail uses a different port than the script is expecting. Have you tried smtp.gmail.com:587?

  Just a stab in the dark, as I haven’t used the script myself. (I might just do it now though!)

  Cheers,
  Ben

  Curious Turtle Professional Video
  Training | Editing |Support

  http://www.curiousturtle.com
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  Eliezer Cisner

  January 20, 2009 at 7:52 pm

  Thank you, Ben.

  I tried smtp.gmail.com:587 but it didn’t help.

  Please help. Thanks!!!
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  Deleted User

  January 20, 2009 at 10:12 pm

  Hello,

  Try this:
  smtp.gmail.com:username@gmail.com
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  Eliezer Cisner

  January 20, 2009 at 10:22 pm

  Nope. Doesn’t go.
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  Deleted User

  January 20, 2009 at 10:25 pm

  Have you tried using an SMTP: such as you@yourdomain.com rather then a freebie email account?
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  Eliezer Cisner

  January 20, 2009 at 10:47 pm

  No. I only have a Gmail account.
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  Paul Hennell

  January 20, 2009 at 11:18 pm

  Have you checked in the preferences that “allow scripts to access network” is checked? If it isn’t that might be causing the problem.

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  Eliezer Cisner

  January 20, 2009 at 11:45 pm

  Yes. It’s enabled. Problem persists…

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