evolution popmail is blocked by gmail OAuth2 security

[Wade Smart]

Do not know why. I fixed it by using fetchmail and grabbing mail from
gmail and the other accounts I used, setup my own mail program on
my computer and use thunderbird from there on. Ran it that ways for
years without any other problems. Thankfully now Im retired - I only
need a few accounts :)
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On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 6:57 AM Francis Grizzly Smit <grizzly at smit.id.au> wrote:
>
> 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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> > Registered Linux Machine: #408606
> > Linux since June 2005
> > 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.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> Karl Auer (kauer at biplane.com.au)
> >>> http://www.biplane.com.au/kauer
> >>>
> >>> GPG fingerprint: 2561 E9EC D868 E73C 8AF1 49CF EE50 4B1D CCA1 5170
> >>> Old fingerprint: 8D08 9CAA 649A AFEF E862 062A 2E97 42D4 A2A0 616D
> >>>
> >>>
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