# SMTP authentication problem

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/smtp-authentication-problem/1699>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [December 2, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/smtp-authentication-problem/1699 "2019-12-02T10:22:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/smtp-authentication-problem/1699/1 "2019-12-02T10:22:28Z")

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i tried SMTP authentication following this url: [https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/authentication/](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/authentication/) . but no luck, it gives me username and password incorrect error  
(i was try it with google and yandex)