# Authenticate smtp account in php

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/authenticate-smtp-account-in-php/59453>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 31, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/authenticate-smtp-account-in-php/59453 "2004-07-31T18:50:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/authenticate-smtp-account-in-php/59453/1 "2004-07-31T18:50:11Z")

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I’m getting an error about not having a username and password to authenticate into my isp’s smtp server when I try and send mail. Is there an alternative to using my isp’s smtp that would allow my to login annoynomously. How can I login?

I tried looking but can’t find anything…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/authenticate-smtp-account-in-php/59453/2 "2004-08-01T00:04:02Z")

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Can you post the exact error message? I’ve never experienced this dilema before… :ne:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/authenticate-smtp-account-in-php/59453/3 "2004-08-01T00:40:44Z")

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well… my isp needed ssl to use their smtp servers… so I setup my own email server, with unlimited space!

credit goes to graphicslash :love: