Simon

A second beta of Simon version 5.1 is now available. Version 5.1b2 just has a few improvements:

• Added an option on the Advancedsettings page to show the Debug menu, as an easier way to toggle it.
• Updated the example tests.
• Updated French localization.

As a reminder, version 5.1 includes lots more changes since the previous release, including:

New Web Page test option to render the page in the Preview

• Added a new option to the Other page when editing a Web Page test to control whether or not to render the page in the Preview.
• By default it is on, preserving the usual behavior.
• But if you turn…

You can quickly check any notifier in Simon by going to the Notifiers page, then choosing File ▸ Notify Now, or clicking the reload toolbar button when on that page.

Simon will perform the notification with placeholder variable values, so for the Email notifier, it will send the message, if set up correctly.

I seem to get more queries about the Email notifier than any other feature. Usually, it comes down to not filling in all of the fields, or setting the wrong authentication.

So the first thing I'd recommend is checking that both the To and From address fields are filled in with valid email addresses.

If that doesn't help, check that the Outgoing Mail Server is correct in the Email Transport Options panel — if you use iCloud, make sure you enter just "smtp.icloud.com" (without the quotes), and not the colon and username following.

If still not working, try each of the Authentication options in…