Re: wrong argument in gnus.el

[Arash Esbati <arash@gnu.org>]

Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> writes:

> I tried that but it does also not work.
>
> Warning: Opening nnimap server on posteo...failed: NO
> (AUTHENTICATIONFAILED) Authentication failed.
>
>
> In opened gnus the message came up:
> IMAP user at posteo (gfp)
> IMAP password for gottfried@posteo
>
> Should it not say:
> IMAP password for gottfried@posteo.de?

It depends on posteo organizes things.  In general, `nnimap-user' the
username used for authentication.  In that case, the following should
work:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
;; ~/.gnus file:
(setq gnus-select-method '(nnnil ""))
(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
      '((nnimap "posteo"
                (nnimap-address "posteo.de")
                (nnnimap-user "gottfried@posteo.de")
                (nnimap-authenticator login)
                (nnimap-stream ssl)
                (nnimap-server-port 993))))

;; ~/.authinfo file:
machine posteo.de login gottfried@posteo.de password YOURPASS
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Having a quick look at this site[1], I found:

  Setting up Posteo in an email client (whether on PC, smartphone or
  tablet) is different for each client, however, you will always need
  the following details:

  Server name: posteo.de
  Username: yourusername@posteo.net
  Password: Your personal password

You only need to tell Gnus about the 3 lines, and that happens with the
snippet above.  I really can't tell if gottfried@posteo.de or
gottfried@posteo.net the right username for login, but you can find that
out easily.

Best, Arash

Footnotes:
[1]  https://posteo.de/en/help/how-do-i-set-up-posteo-in-an-email-client-pop3-imap-and-smtp