On January 3, 2017 11:44:49 AM PST, Ralf Hager <[email protected]> wrote:
>Solved for me. 
>I got a mail from google. 
>I had to change my security settings of my mail account. 
>I had to allow the access of less secure apps (in german: weniger
>sichere App). 
>I don't know if k9 is a less secure app in the sense of google since
>the last update or if google has changed or enabled  some new security
>setings. 

Google considers any app that does not support their 2-factor auth system to be 
"less secure" and requires those apps to use app-specific passwords. Otherwise 
2fa could easily be bypassed if they allowed you to use your normal password.

--Sean


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