title: SQL Server 2012 DB mail failure
body: <p>So, I never expected to spend 6 hours trying to get Send DBMail working on SQL Server 2012, but here we are.</p>
  
  <p>I'm trying to simply set up an SMTP server to use with Database Mail. I've tried both Verizon and Google. I've tested the settings in Thunderbird, and yet I still receive the following error:</p>
  
  <p>10/31/2013 14:56:30,,Error,The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 1 (2013-10-31T14:56:30). Exception Message: Cannot send mails to mail server. (The operation has timed out.).),7084,6932,6038,,10/31/2013 2:56:30 PM,sa</p>
  
  <p>This is getting ridiculous, I've scoured the web for similar issues and solutions, and found lots of ideas that didn't work. I even started an clean AWS instance with Server 2012 and it has the same problem. I've disabled Windows Firewall and Defender, and honestly I'm stumped and frustrated.</p>