Update app/email_utils.py

app/email_utils.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def send_verification_email(to_email, username, token):
 
     if not from_email or not app_password:
         error_msg = f"Missing email env vars. EMAIL_HOST_USER={from_email}, EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD={'SET' if app_password else 'MISSING'}"
-        print("❌", error_msg)
+        print("", error_msg)
         return {"error": error_msg}
 
     subject = "Verify your account"
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ def send_verification_email(to_email, username, token):
     msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain'))
 
     try:
-        with smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.gmail.com', 465) as server:
+        with smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587) as server:
+            server.starttls()
             server.login(from_email, app_password)
             server.send_message(msg)
-        print(f"✅ Email sent to {to_email}")
+        print(f" Email sent to {to_email}")
         return True
     except Exception as e:
         print("❌ Email error:", str(e))