From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: James Freer Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: tutorial for rmail and IMAP Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 08:28:20 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: References: <38e264d5-378f-416b-a303-4e3e43ed26f7@googlegroups.com> <7z1twnvoiv.fsf@example.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1398929337 11955 80.91.229.3 (1 May 2014 07:28:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 07:28:57 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: David Hume Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 01 09:28:48 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WflQF-0003i7-TA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 01 May 2014 09:28:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60755 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WflQE-0007dG-US for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 01 May 2014 03:28:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57659) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WflPy-0007dA-O8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 01 May 2014 03:28:36 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WflPs-0001oj-Mf for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 01 May 2014 03:28:30 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-we0-x233.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c03::233]:48513) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WflPs-0001oK-Fe for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 01 May 2014 03:28:24 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-we0-f179.google.com with SMTP id q59so355136wes.10 for ; Thu, 01 May 2014 00:28:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=gqtzQRXdPF0kwn+ljrjA+cOPKhCGXzflaDuFhEeqjFI=; b=C2gevTyZUwdac8hxGApEx1tKIX3Tz2GbK/R3hZZKcLFL6CRtJvqiXrlHwzUtEyVMG5 ZSaVFjG2QUZbgHkPXWF4b141f52f+eEnLX5VBjA+3KlwigW84IOsArlXKjgp2iUhu+xY Ls/3bgGktB6osRfbXJlL6i6rz4rPBdnyU105VMHTzoToZDZrAHJl3bCv4hcikXNxCrfD 3HeBoSe+VDhwcp0zonZoOH9srnNU4IU4iG8WVPiXqwKZnJsfkpSXrB/fwx/taLVLNkp8 Ca37rkQ1p4qkgC9YbJgW0fDrBBXijk0PaSrDVHNnYzmKnOcJ+CGhJ9GjEJ+bbeMj+wzj jCtg== X-Received: by 10.194.203.170 with SMTP id kr10mr7744658wjc.19.1398929303385; Thu, 01 May 2014 00:28:23 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from james.home (host86-154-97-1.range86-154.btcentralplus.com. [86.154.97.1]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id co9sm39905801wjb.22.2014.05.01.00.28.21 for (version=TLSv1.1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 01 May 2014 00:28:22 -0700 (PDT) X-X-Sender: james@james In-Reply-To: <7z1twnvoiv.fsf@example.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.10 (DEB 1266 2009-07-14) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:400c:c03::233 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:97505 Archived-At: On Wed, 23 Apr 2014, David Hume wrote: > Sam Halliday writes: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm seriously considering using emacs as my mail client and I should like to give rmail a try. >> >> However, despite several google searches and having a look at the rmail >> website, I cannot find any tutorials for an rmail beginner. >> >> Does anybody know of an rmail tuturial that will: >> >> 1. get me set up with IMAP (specifically gmail) >> 2. auto-complete recipients using my google address book >> 3. typical use-cases (receiving mail, sorting mail, responding, etc) >> >> If so, I'd be really very pleased. >> >> Best regards, >> Sam > > I have just followed these instructions: > > http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusGmail#toc4 You managed to get yahoo working with imap. I've been trying to do that without success. > And got gmail and yahoo working with imap, at least for reading. I had > to set up application passwords for both as I have second factor > authentication. What imap and smtp codes did you use? From what I can gather yahoo has imap codes for reading mail on mobile phone apps but not PC email. james