Chapter 2 · 2.3
Sending from your own address in Gmail on your computer
Do you read your email in Gmail on your computer, for example because you have it forwarded? Then you can also send from your own address in Gmail, using the Send mail as feature. Gmail then sends the email through our outgoing server. The recipient sees your own address, and your email carries your domain's authentication details.
Please note: Google states: "Starting January 2027, Gmail will no longer support the 'Send mail as' feature for third-party email addresses, such as @yahoo.com or @outlook.com." Your own address at WebOké is one of these third-party addresses. So this is a solution for now. For the long term, choose a method from Forwarding or IMAP: which should you choose?, for example the Gmail app with IMAP or an email program.
What you need
- Your full email address and the password for that address.
- The server name: your domain name if your website is hosted at WebOké, otherwise your package's server name, such as linux2023.webawere.nl (see Adding your email address to the Gmail app).
- Access to your mailbox at WebOké, for example via webmail. Google sends a confirmation to your own address.
How to set it up
The steps and names below are Google's own.
- Open Gmail on your computer.
- At the top right, click Settings (the gear icon) and then See all settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import or Accounts tab.
- In the Send mail as section, click Add another email address.
- Enter your name and your own email address.
- Click Next Step.
- Gmail now asks for the SMTP server. Enter the details below.
- Click Add Account.
- Google sends a confirmation email to your own address. Open that email, for example in webmail, and click the link. Can't see the email? Then check your spam folder for a message from send-as-noreply@google.com.
The SMTP server details
| Field | What do you enter? |
|---|---|
| SMTP Server | your domain name, for example yourdomain.com, or your package's server name, for example linux2023.webawere.nl |
| Port and security | 465 with SSL, or 587 with TLS. Never choose an unsecured connection. |
| Username | your full email address, for example info@yourdomain.com |
| Password | the password for this email address |
After that, choose your own address as the sender when you write an email. Under Send mail as you can also set Gmail to send from this address by default, or to reply from the address the email was sent to.
Good to know
- Sent email is stored in Gmail. Whatever you send through Gmail ends up in Gmail's Sent folder, not in the Sent folder of your mailbox at WebOké.
- The sending limit applies. Email that Gmail sends through our server counts towards your package's sending limit: 300 emails per day per package by default, lower for some packages. See Sending limits and the 'message limit reached' message.
- Changed your password? Then update it in Gmail too, under Send mail as: click the link next to your address to edit the details. Otherwise our server will refuse the email.
Not working?
- Gmail can't connect to the server: check the server name and the port. If in doubt, use your package's server name.
- Login is refused (535): check the full email address and the password. Test them in webmail. See Error code 535: authentication failed (also in webmail).
- Your email lands in the recipient's spam: read SPF and DKIM when you send via Gmail.