MATLAB: Sending mail from gmail using sendmail()

connection refusedemailgmailsmtp host

Hi,
This code below used to work for me in the past (~2 years ago), but now it doesn't. Any ideas why?
Has something changed in Google's settings? Or in MATLAB?
I can tell you that my less secure apps are enabled on gmail – so that's not the problem.
Thanks, Iddo
% parameters
mail = 'myUsername@gmail.com'; % my gmail address
password = 'myPassword';  % my gmail password 
host = 'smtp.gmail.com';
sendto = 'someone@somewhere.com';
Subject = 'test subject';
Message = 'test message';
% preferences
setpref('Internet','SMTP_Server', host);
setpref('Internet','E_mail',mail);
setpref('Internet','SMTP_Username',mail);
setpref('Internet','SMTP_Password',password);
props = java.lang.System.getProperties;
props.setProperty('mail.smtp.auth','true');
props.setProperty('mail.smtp.socketFactory.class', 'javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory');
props.setProperty('mail.smtp.socketFactory.port','465');
% execute
sendmail(sendto,Subject,Message)

Best Answer

Check for interference with your antivirus program(s) and firewalls. These are common problems (see comments in that link).
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