Sorry for the spam.... I used javax.net.SocketFactory instead of javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory and it goes. -----Original Message----- From: Gerhard [mailto:gerhardg@loyaltyplus.co.za] Sent: 03 December 2007 03:58 PM To: continuum-users@maven.apache.org Subject: RE: hi, i need some help with mail notifications I got it to try and send, but now I get another exception? DEBUG SMTP: exception reading response: javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unrecognized SSL message, plaintext connection? ??? Here is my resource entry into the plexus.xml mail/Session javax.mail.Session mail.smtp.host 1**.***.0.*** mail.smtp.port 25 mail.smtp.auth false mail.smtp.user gerhardg@loyaltyplus.co.za password ****** mail.smtp.debug true mail.smtp.starttls.enable true mail.smtp.socketFactory.class javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory What am I doing wrong? thanks -----Original Message----- From: Gerhard [mailto:gerhardg@loyaltyplus.co.za] Sent: 03 December 2007 03:15 PM To: continuum-users@maven.apache.org Subject: hi, i need some help with mail notifications Hi I just installed Continuum 1.1 and got it to build a Simple ant project. I am now trying to setup some notification on success/failure. I followed the gmail smtp setup and told it to use my gmail account. I get the following from the log. jvm 1 | 2007-12-03 15:00:47,438 [pool-1-thread-1] INFO org.codehaus.plexus.notification.notifier.Notifier:mail - Same state, not sending message. Any guidance will be greatly appreciated. Regards Gerhard Goosen -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1165 - Release Date: 2007/12/02 08:34 PM