Send email using parameter as Password: authentication required

Hello

since you are not using Tls, it is trivial to trace the exchange with the mail server with a tool like tcpdump. Did you do so ? if yes, did you try to reproduce the exchange using a tool like telnet (or nc) ?

You can follow the mail exchange also with Using Duplicati from the Command Line - Duplicati 2 User's Manual

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