If they are not using two-factor, there is a setting buried in Gmail to allow less secure applications to authenticate.
On September 7, 2016 6:11:28 PM EDT, Dave Thayer <[email protected]> wrote: >On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Ted Roche <[email protected]> wrote: >> Stupid computers. Stupid competing software companies. >> >> Trying to get a client's Outlook to talk with GMail. I've done this a >> hundred times before on various versions of Outlook, T-Bird, and real >> mail clients, but this one's kicking my butt. >> >> Email: [email protected] >> PW: XXXXXXXXX - confirmed via the web interface to GMail. > >Is your client using two-factor auth on gmail? (Everyone should be, >but I digress). > >If that's the case they will need to generate an application-specific >PW for outlook. > >HTH > >dt -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
