Re: the great Gmail ERR [AUTH] therad

Hey Francesco,

Switch on 2 step authentication in the google security settings for your account.

Then, also in the security settings, generate an “App Password” for getmail. Use that app password in the getmailrc file instead of your actual password.

Works like a charm.

Regards,

Richard

> On 2 Jun 2022, at 19:27, Francesco Ariis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello getmailers,
>    as a serial procrastinator that I am, today I got bitten by Gmail
> switching off user/password authentication
> 
>    Copyright (C) 1998-2020 Charles Cazabon and others. Licensed under GNU GPL version 2.
>    SimplePOP3SSLRetriever:[email protected]@pop.gmail.com:995:
>    gmail: operation error (POP error (b'-ERR [AUTH] Username and password not accepted.'))
>      0 messages (0 bytes) retrieved, 0 skipped
> 
> What are the options to circumvent that today I tried something about oauth
> last month but it was — for me — a daunting task.
> Thanks in advance
> —F
> 
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