Why am I getting this message when I try and send an email from my Mozilla email client: Sending of the message failed. The message could not be sent because the connection to Outgoing server (SMTP) smtp.gmail.com timed out. Try again.

What is your anti-virus software?

Also, please post your Troubleshooting Information. At the top right of the Thunderbird window, click the menu button ≡, then select Help > Troubleshooting Information. Press the "Copy text to clipboard button" and paste the information into your reply.

I have the same issue. I am able to send emails if I use the gmail website instead of Thunderbird. My Troubleshooting info follows:

 Application Basics

   Name: Thunderbird
   Version: 153.0.1esr
   Build ID: 20260723130508
   Distribution ID:

   Update Channel: esr
   User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:153.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/153.0.1
   OS: Windows_NT 10.0 26200
   OS Theme:

   Launcher Process: Enabled
   Multiprocess Windows: 0/0
   Fission Windows: 0/0
             Enabled by default
   Remote Processes: 4
   Enterprise Policies: Active
   Google Location Service Key: Found
   Google Safebrowsing Key: Missing
   Mozilla Location Service Key: Missing
   Safe Mode: false
   Memory Size (RAM): 7.8 GB
   Disk Space Available: 125 GB

 Mail and News Accounts
   account1:
     INCOMING: account1, , (imap) imap.gmail.com:993, SSL, OAuth2
     OUTGOING: , smtp.gmail.com:465, SSL, OAuth2, true

   account2:
     INCOMING: account2, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext

   account3:
     INCOMING: account3, , (imap) imap.gmail.com:993, SSL, OAuth2
     OUTGOING: , smtp.gmail.com:465, SSL, OAuth2, true

   account4:
     INCOMING: account4, , (imap) imap.mail.yahoo.com:993, SSL, OAuth2
     OUTGOING: , smtp.mail.yahoo.com:465, SSL, OAuth2, true

 Libraries

     Library
     Status
     Expected minimum version
     Version in use
     Path

       RNP (OpenPGP)
       OK
       0.18.1
       0.18.1.MZLA.153.0.1esr.botan.3.11.1
       C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\rnp.dll

       OTR
       Failed to load. OTR chat encryption will not work.
       -
       -
       -

 Calendar Settings

     South Carolina Notes

       Name
       Value

       Name:
       Type: caldav
       Disabled:
       Username:
       URI:
       Refresh Interval: 30
       Read-only: false
       Suppress Alarms: false
       Cache Enabled: false
       iMIP Identity: id1
       iMIP Disabled:
       iMIP Account:
       Organizer Id:
       Force Email Scheduling:
       Popup Alarms Supported:
       Alarms on Invitation Supported:
       Max Alarms Per Event:
       Attachment Supported:
       Max Categories:
       Privacy State Supported:
       Priority Supported:
       Event Supported: true
       Task Supported: false
       Local Time Supported:
       UTC/GMT Supported:
       Auto-Scheduling Supported: true

     jtweeks@gmail.com

       Name
       Value

       Name:
       Type: caldav
       Disabled:
       Username:
       URI:
       Refresh Interval: 30
       Read-only: false
       Suppress Alarms: false
       Cache Enabled: false
       iMIP Identity: id1
       iMIP Disabled:
       iMIP Account:
       Organizer Id:
       Force Email Scheduling:
       Popup Alarms Supported:
       Alarms on Invitation Supported:
       Max Alarms Per Event:
       Attachment Supported:
       Max Categories:
       Privacy State Supported:
       Priority Supported:
       Event Supported: true
       Task Supported: false
       Local Time Supported:
       UTC/GMT Supported:
       Auto-Scheduling Supported: true

     Home

       Name
       Value

       Name:
       Type: storage
       Disabled: true
       Username:
       URI:
       Refresh Interval:
       Read-only:
       Suppress Alarms:
       Cache Enabled:
       iMIP Identity: id1
       iMIP Disabled:
       iMIP Account:
       Organizer Id:
       Force Email Scheduling:
       Popup Alarms Supported:
       Alarms on Invitation Supported:
       Max Alarms Per Event:
       Attachment Supported:
       Max Categories:
       Privacy State Supported:
       Priority Supported: true
       Event Supported:
       Task Supported:
       Local Time Supported:
       UTC/GMT Supported:
       Auto-Scheduling Supported:

 Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days

 Remote Processes

   Type: Count

     Isolated Web Content: 1
     GPU: 1
     RDD: 1
     Extension: 1

 Add-ons

     Name
     Type
     Version
     Enabled
     Location
     ID

       Bitdefender Toolbar
       extension
       1.0.0.3
       true
       app-profile
       bdThunderbird128@bitdefender.com

       Provider for Google Calendar
       extension
       128.5.12
       true
       app-profile
       {a62ef8ec-5fdc-40c2-873c-223b8a6925cc}

       Thundermail
       extension
       2.0.5
       true
       app-builtin-addons
       tbpro-system-add-on@thunderbird.net

       System theme — auto
       theme
       1.4.2
       true
       app-builtin
       default-theme@mozilla.org

       Dark
       theme
       1.3.2
       false
       app-builtin
       thunderbird-compact-dark@mozilla.org

       Light
       theme
       1.3.2
       false
       app-builtin
       thunderbird-compact-light@mozilla.org

 Security Software

   Type: Name

     Antivirus:
     Antispyware:
     Firewall:

 Legacy User Stylesheets

   Active: false
   Stylesheets: No stylesheets found

 Graphics

     Features
     Compositing: WebRender Layer Compositor
     Font Visibility Debug Info: Windows Platform
     Asynchronous Pan/Zoom: wheel input enabled; scrollbar drag enabled; keyboard enabled; autoscroll enabled; smooth pinch-zoom enabled
     WebGL 1 Driver WSI Info: EGL_VENDOR: Google Inc. (Intel)

EGL_VERSION: 1.5 (ANGLE 2.1.19767 git hash: 7b0bc3d196d4) EGL_EXTENSIONS: EGL_EXT_create_context_robustness EGL_ANGLE_d3d_share_handle_client_buffer EGL_ANGLE_d3d_texture_client_buffer EGL_ANGLE_surface_d3d_texture_2d_share_handle EGL_ANGLE_query_surface_pointer EGL_ANGLE_window_fixed_size EGL_ANGLE_keyed_mutex EGL_ANGLE_surface_orientation EGL_ANGLE_direct_composition EGL_ANGLE_windows_ui_composition EGL_NV_post_sub_buffer EGL_KHR_create_context EGL_KHR_image EGL_KHR_image_base EGL_KHR_gl_texture_2D_image EGL_KHR_gl_texture_cubemap_image EGL_KHR_gl_renderbuffer_image EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses EGL_KHR_stream EGL_KHR_stream_consumer_gltexture EGL_NV_stream_consumer_gltexture_yuv EGL_ANGLE_stream_producer_d3d_texture EGL_ANGLE_create_context_webgl_compatibility EGL_CHROMIUM_create_context_bind_generates_resource EGL_CHROMIUM_sync_control EGL_EXT_pixel_format_float EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context EGL_ANGLE_display_texture_share_group EGL_ANGLE_display_semaphore_share_group EGL_ANGLE_create_context_client_arrays EGL_ANGLE_program_cache_control EGL_ANGLE_robust_resource_initialization EGL_ANGLE_create_context_extensions_enabled EGL_ANDROID_blob_cache EGL_ANDROID_recordable EGL_ANGLE_image_d3d11_texture EGL_ANGLE_create_context_backwards_compatible EGL_KHR_no_config_context EGL_KHR_create_context_no_error EGL_KHR_reusable_sync EGL_EXTENSIONS(nullptr): EGL_EXT_client_extensions EGL_EXT_device_query EGL_EXT_platform_base EGL_EXT_platform_device EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle_d3d EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle_d3d11on12 EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle_device_id EGL_ANGLE_device_creation EGL_ANGLE_device_creation_d3d11 EGL_ANGLE_experimental_present_path EGL_KHR_client_get_all_proc_addresses EGL_KHR_debug EGL_ANGLE_feature_control

     WebGL 1 Driver Renderer: Google Inc. (Intel) -- ANGLE (Intel, Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 Direct3D11 vs_5_0 ps_5_0, D3D11-27.20.100.9664)
     WebGL 1 Driver Version: OpenGL ES 3.0.0 (ANGLE 2.1.19767 git hash: 7b0bc3d196d4)
     WebGL 1 Driver Extensions: GL_AMD_performance_monitor GL_ANGLE_base_vertex_base_instance GL_ANGLE_base_vertex_base_instance_shader_builtin GL_ANGLE_client_arrays GL_ANGLE_copy_texture_3d GL_ANGLE_depth_texture GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_blit GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_multisample GL_ANGLE_get_serialized_context_string GL_ANGLE_get_tex_level_parameter GL_ANGLE_instanced_arrays GL_ANGLE_lossy_etc_decode GL_ANGLE_memory_size GL_ANGLE_multi_draw GL_ANGLE_multiview_multisample GL_ANGLE_pack_reverse_row_order GL_ANGLE_program_cache_control GL_ANGLE_provoking_vertex GL_ANGLE_request_extension GL_ANGLE_robust_client_memory GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3 GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5 GL_ANGLE_texture_multisample GL_ANGLE_texture_usage GL_ANGLE_translated_shader_source GL_CHROMIUM_bind_generates_resource GL_CHROMIUM_bind_uniform_location GL_CHROMIUM_copy_compressed_texture GL_CHROMIUM_copy_texture GL_CHROMIUM_lose_context GL_CHROMIUM_sync_query GL_EXT_EGL_image_external_wrap_modes GL_EXT_base_instance GL_EXT_blend_func_extended GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_clip_control GL_EXT_color_buffer_float GL_EXT_color_buffer_half_float GL_EXT_debug_label GL_EXT_debug_marker GL_EXT_discard_framebuffer GL_EXT_disjoint_timer_query GL_EXT_draw_buffers GL_EXT_draw_buffers_indexed GL_EXT_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_EXT_float_blend GL_EXT_frag_depth GL_EXT_instanced_arrays GL_EXT_map_buffer_range GL_EXT_multi_draw_indirect GL_EXT_multisampled_render_to_texture GL_EXT_occlusion_query_boolean Reached character limit

jtweeks,

please start a new topic for your problem. Do not re-use existing threads started by others, even if they are seemingly on the same subject. https://support.mozilla.org/questions/new