Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

[Pascal Quesseveur]

Hello,

Apparently it is no more possible to get mails from gmail using imap
on gnus:

Opening nnimap server on imap.gmail.com...failed:
NO (AUTHENTICATIONFAILED) Invalid credentials (Failure) Opening nnimap
server

I have read some threads about using oauth2, but I can't figure out if
there is a workable solution on Windows  (I am currently using GNU
Emacs 27.1 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2020-08-21).

I would be very happy to know if there are things that can be done to
regain the use of gmail using imap.


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Re: Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

[Óscar Fuentes]

Pascal Quesseveur <pascal.quesseveur@free.fr> writes:

> Apparently it is no more possible to get mails from gmail using imap
> on gnus:
>
> Opening nnimap server on imap.gmail.com...failed:
> NO (AUTHENTICATIONFAILED) Invalid credentials (Failure) Opening nnimap
> server
>
> I have read some threads about using oauth2, but I can't figure out if
> there is a workable solution on Windows  (I am currently using GNU
> Emacs 27.1 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2020-08-21).
>
> I would be very happy to know if there are things that can be done to
> regain the use of gmail using imap.

From a few weeks ago, there is a long discussion on emacs-devel on this
topic.

In short, you need to generate and use an app password.

Re: Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

[Byung-Hee HWANG]

Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:

> (... thanks ...)
> In short, you need to generate and use an app password.
>

+1;

Futher reading:
<https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en-GB>

Sincerely, Gnus fan Byung-Hee

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Re: Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

[Pascal Quesseveur]

>"ÓF" == Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:

  ÓF> In short, you need to generate and use an app password.

Thank you. Here is what I did:

  - connect to my google account and activate 2-step verification
    password, then setup the 2-step verification password
  - come back to my google account and activate App passwords
  - select Other application, name emacs
  - copy the code in my .authinfo file

Everything is working fine. One more question: Is the code specific to
the PC that was used to generate the password ?


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Re: Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:11:20 +0200, Pascal Quesseveur <pquessev@gmail.com> said:

    >> "ÓF" == Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:
    ÓF> In short, you need to generate and use an app password.

    PQsr> Thank you. Here is what I did:

    PQsr>   - connect to my google account and activate 2-step verification
    PQsr>     password, then setup the 2-step verification password
    PQsr>   - come back to my google account and activate App passwords
    PQsr>   - select Other application, name emacs
    PQsr>   - copy the code in my .authinfo file

    PQsr> Everything is working fine. One more question: Is the code specific to
    PQsr> the PC that was used to generate the password ?

No, itʼs specific to the 'app'. I have had an app password for gmail
for many years that Iʼve used from at least 2 different machines.

Robert
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Re: Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

[Pascal Quesseveur]

>"RP" == Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> a écrit :

  RP> No, itʼs specific to the 'app'.

Thank you,


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