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title: "Configuring PD-Alert servers"
slug: "configuring-pd-alert-servers"
updated: 2024-12-30T09:35:27Z
published: 2024-12-30T09:35:27Z
canonical: "docs.telosalliance.com/configuring-pd-alert-servers"
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# Configuring PD-Alert servers

## Configuring PD-Alert servers

Since version 2.5.13, PDM has been able to send PD-Alerts to encrypted mail servers, including a number of publicly-available services. However, different services have different security requirements for email clients. This document goes over our experience with several third-party services; these all work as of the time of this writing, but we cannot guarantee that these companies will not make incompatible changes.

## GMail

PD-Alerts are tested and working with Gmail.com servers, but you must turn on the setting for "Allow less secure apps." See [https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255) for details.

## Yahoo

PD-Alerts are tested and working with Yahoo.com servers, but you must generate and use an "application password" for PDM. See [https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-third-party-passwords-sln15241.html](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-third-party-passwords-sln15241.html) for details.

## Hotmail

PD-Alerts are tested and working with Hotmail.com servers; no special configuration required.