Well, is it possible that Google mail has a maximum character limit on passwords? I assume that the username/password error is generated by Google and not K-9. Are things tweaked at Google so 3rd party email apps won't work? Thanks for your thoughts!
R5L7 On Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 12:22:10 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: > > I have an earlier version smartphone, Samsung Android Galaxy > Stratosphere. I've done everything that Google says to do to setup my > gmail account on K-9. I have enabled the Google IMAP setting. Also I told > Google to allow "less secure" apps, in case K-9 is a less secure app. My > K-9 version is 4.804, which has a few extra fetch options such as > "Auto-detect IMAP namespace" and a slightly different setup options than > listed on Google, but the important stuff is set to their stated list. > Incoming test always says "Error incorrect Username or Password". After > setting everything up and still getting this error message, is it possible > that K-9 has a restricted maximum password length that is triggering this > error when fetching mail? > > My current password is 20 characters long, numbers and letters only, no > symbols, spaces or punctuation. This same password will log me in with no > problems on the web. > > Thanks for your thoughts! > > R5L7 > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the K-9 Mail Users List. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, email [email protected] To report an issue with K-9 Mail, visit http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/list For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/k-9-mail --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
