If you get the following error when setting up your professional Google Work Spaces account (with your domain): don’t waste any more time looking for settings on Google.
We were unable to connect to the outgoing server (SMTP). Check the outgoing server (SMTP) settings and try again.
The solution:
Download the application that Google has prepared to solve your mail (Gmail) problems with Outlook.
The following versions of Outlook support OAuth:
- Microsoft 365 Outlook (PC version)
- Outlook 2019
- Outlook 2016
The application is called GSSMO and can be found here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gssmo/
Download it, run it, enter your credentials and you’re done.
You may be asked to create a profile (in my case yes, because I work for many companies and I separate them into profiles):
And finally: Magic!
