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GMail SMTP port 587 with "less secure" Password Authentication

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Send email using GMail's SMTP server on port 587 (SSL via STARTTLS). Unicode C

#include <C_CkMailManW.h>
#include <C_CkEmailW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailManW mailman;
    HCkEmailW email;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    mailman = CkMailManW_Create();

    // Use the GMail SMTP server
    // This example assumes your GMail account allows for "less secure apps" to use 
    // SMTP username/password authentication.
    // For OAuth2 authentication, see GMail SMTP with OAuth2 Authentication
    CkMailManW_putSmtpHost(mailman,L"smtp.gmail.com");
    CkMailManW_putSmtpPort(mailman,587);
    CkMailManW_putStartTLS(mailman,TRUE);

    // Set the SMTP login/password.
    CkMailManW_putSmtpUsername(mailman,L"chilkat.support");
    CkMailManW_putSmtpPassword(mailman,L"myPassword");

    // Create a new email object
    email = CkEmailW_Create();

    CkEmailW_putSubject(email,L"This is a test");
    CkEmailW_putBody(email,L"This is a test");
    CkEmailW_putFrom(email,L"Chilkat Support <chilkat.support@gmail.com>");
    CkEmailW_AddTo(email,L"Chilkat",L"support@chilkatsoft.com");

    success = CkMailManW_SendEmail(mailman,email);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Email sent.\n");


    CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
    CkEmailW_Dispose(email);

    }