Ahhhhhhh..........
I'm going to guess this is the problem (unless it's a typo and not a copy/paste) - I must be going blind:
From #1 above "smpt.gmail.com for the server" should be "smtp.gmail.com"
Worked like a charm. Arggggggg, Why didn't I see that. Many, many thanks, and an apology for my missing that.
regards,
merk