On Friday, October 5, 2018 3:10:45 AM CEST you wrote: > On Thursday, October 4, 2018 9:17:25 PM CEST Frank Mehnert wrote: > > Since the recent kdepim upgrade I cannot read e-mails with kmail anymore. > > First I thought I can fix it like proposed by inkbottle but my problem > > seems to be different: > > > > When kmail tries to synchronize the imap resource for my gmail account > > then > > the QtWebKit window is shown asking for my credentials. I pass my usual > > In my case, after I changed imap.gmail.com to imap.googlemail.com, and > reentered my password, both action being performed inside Kmail-Settings, I > am not asked anymore for *credentials*: > > I mean, after performing the above modifications, it's a whole "new" > account, from the point of view of kmail, the one previously existing using > "imap.gmail.com" has been ditched altogether. > > And from that point onward, I'm not bothered by any popup dialogue: which > origin I do not know (even if it claims it is Google, I've got not way to > verify that information), and which therefore I obviously do not trust. > > (Again, I did had the "credential"-popup after log-in. But I dismissed it, I > answered cancel; Then I did the "hack". And the popup never came back) > > It behaves exactly as "the next guy", and not at all after any specific > Google/Oauth pattern. > > The trick about using imap.googlemail.com in place of imap.gmail.com, I've > probably learned it here, on that list, or on irc: in any case, googling > with those keywords could provide further clues. > > (I understand there is no warranty that imap.googlemail.com will perform as > described above, it might depends on the area you live in, or whatever)
You also probably have to allow for "less secure connections/authentication" on you google account: But I believe that has been done already. > > Best, > Chris > > > login name and then press the 'Next' button. But nothing happens and the > > same window appears a few times asking for the same information. Finally I > > found out that /usr/bin/akonadi_imap_resource is crashing. I will open a > > bug upstream. > > > > Please let me know if someone runs into a similar issue and found a > > workaround. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Frank > > > > Am Mi., 3. Okt. 2018 um 18:16 Uhr schrieb inkbottle > > <[email protected] > > > > > A puzzling Oauth related message, and how I dealt with it: (irc cut and > > > past, > > > hence the weird looking style ;) ) > > > > > > Rebooting with akonadi 18.08 (debian), I've got that message "akonadi > > > resources for google services". > > > For a gmail address of mine. > > > I'm wondering what it can be. > > > So I checked "cancel" and as a consequence it said my gmail account is > > > broken. > > > I reconfigured my account using imap.googlemail.com instead of > > > imap.gmail.com; > > > I hope it will suffice. > > > OK, it did work. > > > > > > Beware it also "changed" my password for a very long "password", so > > > you'll > > > have to enter your password back. > > > > > > The place I did the changes is: > > > Kmail settings > Accounts > Receiving > > > > There I selected the faulty gmail account; > > > And I did "modify"; > > > Changed imap.gmail.com to imap.googlemail.com; > > > Fixed my password; > > > And there it is. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Chris
