evolution popmail is blocked by gmail OAuth2 security

[Francis Grizzly Smit]

On 04/09/2020 20:42, Wade Smart wrote:
> Oh.. never mind. I misread what you said.
>
> I ran six accounts thru gmail with thunderbird and
> in the past only pop would work. Never good get
> imap to work.
Interesting I've been running Thunderbird on Gmail accounts for years (>
15 years) using Imap never a problem, with two factor for a few years
now, this account is a Gmail account under the hood if you examined my
mx record, never a problem, would love to know why you had a problem.
>
> I just installed Thunderbird and set it up to check
> email.   I used my std gmail password, I do have 2
> step on so it notified me via my phone, I was right
> in. Took all of a min. It did get all my mail folder, etc.
> I really wish it was this easy in the past :)   It setup
> to imap by default - probably because its on as I
> check from my phone.
>
> Question: could it be your internet connection?
> Even fast connections can have high latency.
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> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 5:09 AM Charles Irons <irons.charles at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for your reply Karl.
>> Because all my efforts below failed, I probably messed up Evolution by Enabling IMAP as well as POP on Gmail.
>> Even activated a Google online account , then removed the online account.
>> Then could not remove IMAP from Evolution.
>> Switched Evolution offline, Installed Thunderbird.
>> Gmail is still rejecting my login. The details follow.
>>
>> I repeated all Gmail set up instructions:
>> I set up 2 stage verification and registered an app password.
>> I edit Evolution preferences to change Receiving to Password and Sending to Plain instead of OAuth2.
>> Evolution did not save these changes.
>> I Removed Evolution from Ubuntu Software, Cleared History and Installed Evolution again.
>>
>> I switched Evolution to work offline.
>> Installed Thunderbird from Ubunto Software.
>> Repeated the set up for Thunderbird including a new App Password.
>> Stiil get a System failure message.
>>
>> Gmail only allows me to see email online without any Client.
>> Sent emails were added to Thunderbird.
>> Trash folder in Thunderbird is full of mails I deleted from Gmail webserver INBOX.
>> NOW I have just seen 2 new emails arrived from the Gmail webserver.
>> The webserver Inbox still holds 34 other emails that have not arrived in Thunderbird.
>>
>> This long story will go to Gmail feedback if I can make that work.
>> Have a very good weekend. Thanks for trying.
>> irons.charles at gmail.com
>>  Mobile +2783 588 0028
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 10:19 AM Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2020-09-02 at 08:54 +0200, Charles Irons wrote:
>>>> Evolution is unable to receive or send my gmail messages.I get error
>>>> "Failed to authenticate on POP server pop.gmail.com: Data source
>>>> “Chas-gmail” does not support OAuth 2.0 authentication"
>>> Google for "gmail allow less secure apps".
>>>
>>> Regards, K.
>>>
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