Yes, that would be a bug ...

Thanks for the details.

To clarify, the fix is this:
/includes/classes/class.smtp.php on line 118
Add the > as shown:
Code:
//Added for Gmail support CER

if($this->Protocol != '') $host = $this->Protocol . "://" . $host;




NOTE: This issue is fixed in v1.3.8a ... announced here: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...780#post473780




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