SSL is not available on this server.

I have followed sixteen different examples on the web for trying to get XAMPP 1.7.x using GMAIL's SMTP servers to send email, and here is how it worked for me.

1. Download msmtp disini.
2. Extract package to C:\xampp\msmtp
3. Edit PHP.INI file:

; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
sendmail_path = C:\xampp\msmtp\msmtp.exe -t -i

;NOTE: Path should NOT be enclosed in quotes, otherwise you will get “msmtp.exe: no recipients found” error.

4. Create text file named “msmtprc.txt” in the following folder: “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data” to contain:

account gmail host smtp.gmail.com auth on user ********@gmail.com password ******** tls on tls_starttls on from ********@gmail.com maildomain gmail.com account default : gmail logfile msmtp.log tls_certcheck off port 578

5. Restart Apache

I modified the instructions found here http://www.dokuwiki.org/tips:mailconfig very slightly, to work for me. (Such as adding the port, removing a directory, etc...)