Re: Raspberry pi 3B - Authentication Error when trying to Read Gmail

1) is the google account using only secure devices?  If yes, I think I
know how to fix this.  If no, disregard this message.
2) Generate an app password for the device after logging in with google
   and use that app password in gmail rather than your normal password you
   used to log in. On Tue, 4 Feb 2020, Charles Cazabon wrote:

> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 20:24:53
> From: Charles Cazabon <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Raspberry pi 3B - Authentication Error when trying to Read Gmail
>
> Glen Hikvision <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Before I got back to this project, I updated the Raspberry to the newer
> > Raspian Buster OS, and it was at that point that I ran into Authentication
> > errors! I tried numerous things and then finally went back to the older OS
> > to see if I could get it to work... however, I am now getting the same
> > errors with the old OS also!
>
> Interesting.
>
> > SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever:[email protected]:993:
> > getmailrc: credential/login error ([AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Invalid
> > credentials (Failure))
>
> This actually is the Gmail server refusing the login.  It may be because you
> have your username or password specified incorrectly, or because your Gmail
> account isn't set to allow "less secure" applications to connect, or something
> else, but it's definitely not getmail.
>
> Charles
>

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