Re: Problem getting mail from gmail with gnus

[Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>]

>>>>> 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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