Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

2017-03-07 Thread Susanne
Hello MFPA, Monday, March 6, 2017, 11:48:28 AM, you wrote: > For mail retrieval to work, I also have to log onto gmail website > from time to time and either change my password or turn back on an > arcanely-named setting called "Allow less secure apps". That is so strange! I've never had a

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

2017-03-07 Thread MFPA
Hi On Tuesday 7 March 2017 at 9:43:06 AM, in , Adrian Godfrey wrote:- > I am surprised port 25 for SMTP works. That is > blocked by many ISPs. I have been hearing that for years but never encountered it myself. -- Best regards MFPA

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

2017-03-07 Thread Adrian Godfrey
Monday, March 6, 2017, 8:48:28 PM, you wrote: > For mail retrieval to work, I also have to log onto gmail website That is a real pain and rather defeats the point of an email address. Sometimes you have to do that if your active Internet connection has a different IP address. Not