Hello. I'm still running the "less secure" configuration. Balsa works with that and I didn't make any further attempts. Nice to know it isn't really that much "less secure".
Gerardo 2016-07-27 22:35 GMT+02:00 Jack <[email protected]>: > Normally I wouldn't bother following up such an old message, but I found > this in my archive when searching for help regarding some new password > problems I'm having, and it struck a nerve. (I may post more about my new > problem, but in a separate thread, if I don't solve it soon.) > > I'm curious whether Gerardo ever got things working. It's also > interesting to see that the gmail "less secure app" issue has been around > for that long. Gerardo - if you see some other more recent posts to this > list, it turns out that message means only that the application does not > use OAuth2, which is something Google has been pushing for a while, but it > appears to be debatable whether it is really at all relevant for a standard > desktop application. It's debatable (at best) whether it really indicates > any security issue at all. > > > On 2015.04.06 15:33, Gerardo Ballabio wrote: > >> Thanks for your answer Peter. >> >> In fact, when I checked my mailbox again, I found that Google sent me a >> message to inform that they had blocked an attempt to access my account and >> if that was really me, there's a configuration switch to enable access to >> "less secure applications". >> >> But before I do that, as I don't know to what extent it might weaken the >> security of my account, I'll try changing Balsa's settings as you suggest >> to see whether that makes it "more secure". >> >> Gerardo >> >> 2015-04-06 1:07 GMT+02:00, Peter Bloomfield < >> [email protected]>: >> > Hello Gerardo! >> > >> > On 04/05/2015 06:48:32 PM Sun, Gerardo Ballabio wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >>> I tried to configure Balsa to access my gmail account with IMAP, but >>>> failed. Please help. For the moment I'm only interested in reading email, >>>> not sending. >>>> >>> >> >> >>> Gmail instructions say I should first activate IMAP in the Gmail >>>> settings. I've done that. Then they say I should set up my email client as >>>> follows: >>>> >>> >> >> >> Incoming mail server (IMAP), SSL required >> >> - imap.gmail.com >> >> - port: 993 >> >> - requires SSL: yes >> >> >> >> So I opened Balsa, clicked Edit/Preferences/Remote mailbox >> > ... >> >> >> >> I figured that Remote IMAP mailbox might not be the right choice and >> >> tried Remote IMAP folder too. >> > >> > Yes, that's the right choice! >> > >> >> I filled the fields: >> >> - Descriptive name: gmail >> >> - Server: imap.gmail.com >> >> - User name: [email protected] >> >> - Password: <my gmail password> >> >> - Anonymous access: not ticked >> >> - Remember password in keyring: ticked >> >> - Subscribed folders only: not ticked >> >> - Always show INBOX: ticked >> >> - Prefix: <blank> >> >> - Advanced/Use SSL: ticked >> >> - Advanced/Use TLS: If Possible (greyed out) >> >> - Advanced/Max number of connections: 20 >> >> - Advanced/Enable persistent cache: ticked >> >> - Advanced/Use IDLE command: not ticked >> >> - Advanced/Enable bug workarounds: not ticked >> >> - Advanced/Use STATUS for mailbox checking: not ticked >> > >> >>> That's a close match to what I use, except that I have ticked "Enable >>> bug workarounds" (and "Use STATUS for mailbox checking", but that's >>> probably irrelevant). GMail is a quirky IMAP server, and you may really >>> need the workarounds. >>> >> > >> >>> This time it seems Balsa doesn't even let me try to open the folder: >>>> when I click on it in the left pane, it doesn't move the focus. >>>> >>> > >> >>> If using the bug workarounds doesn't fix the issue, try running Balsa >>> from the command line with the "-D" option--you'll see a transcript of the >>> dialog with the GMail server on the console, and it may give you a hint as >>> to what's going wrong. Don't post the transcript to the list without *very* >>> carefully sanitizing it, though. >>> >> > >> > HTH! >> > >> > Peter >> > >
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