>>> import smtplib
>>> server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587)
>>> server.set_debuglevel(1)
>>> server.ehlo()
send: 'ehlo PKL-FKHAN-LT.mgc.mentorg.comrn'
reply: '250-smtp.gmail.com at your service, [58.27.158.222]rn'
reply: '250-SIZE 35882577rn'
reply: '250-8BITMIMErn'
reply: '250-STARTTLSrn'
reply: '250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODESrn'
reply: '250-PIPELININGrn'
reply: '250-CHUNKINGrn'
reply: '250 SMTPUTF8rn'
reply: retcode (250); Msg: smtp.gmail.com at your service, [58.27.158.222]
SIZE 35882577
8BITMIME
STARTTLS
ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
PIPELINING
CHUNKING
SMTPUTF8
(250, 'smtp.gmail.com at your service, [58.27.158.222]nSIZE 35882577n8BITMIME
nSTARTTLSnENHANCEDSTATUSCODESnPIPELININGnCHUNKINGnSMTPUTF8')
>>> server.starttls()
send: 'STARTTLSrn'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:Python27libsmtplib.py", line 645, in starttls
    (resp, reply) = self.docmd("STARTTLS")
  File "C:Python27libsmtplib.py", line 394, in docmd
    return self.getreply()
  File "C:Python27libsmtplib.py", line 365, in getreply
    + str(e))
SMTPServerDisconnected: Connection unexpectedly closed: [Errno 10054] An existin
g connection was forcibly closed by the remote host

EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'removed' #this is my gmails account email
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = "removed" #this is the gmails account password
SERVER_EMAIL = "same as the EMAIL_HOST_USER"
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL=EMAIL_HOST_USER