javax.net.ssl.SSLException when sending mail using JavaMail

Question

javax.mail.MessagingException: Exception reading response;
  nested exception is:
        javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unrecognized SSL message, plaintext connection?         


        

Answer 1

You are trying to do an SSL connection to a non-SSL port. This will not work.

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