# Mail DSN don't let me connect to my email server

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/mail-dsn-dont-let-me-connect-to-my-email-server/31209>\
**Category:** Mautic 5 Install/Upgrade Support\
**Created:** [March 10, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mail-dsn-dont-let-me-connect-to-my-email-server/31209 "2024-03-10T02:33:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcphil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mcphil](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mcphil)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mail-dsn-dont-let-me-connect-to-my-email-server/31209/5 "2024-04-11T12:51:12Z")

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I had the same Issue with Mautic 5. Found out that in the password the special char ‘\<’ was not properly saved. I removed it. Then it worked.

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