Google IMAP (with k9mail)

Fri Oct 23 16:40:13 UTC 2015

Not protocols as much as less secure ssl ciphers is my guess 

--srs

> On 23-Oct-2015, at 9:50 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christopher Morrow" <morrowc.lists at gmail.com>
> 
>> Incoming settings
>> IMAP server: imap.gmail.com
>> Port: 993
>> Security type: SSL (always)
>> 
>> Outgoing settings
>> SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com
>> Port: 465
>> Security type: SSL (always)
> 
> Hijack: to use k9mail with gmail IMAP, I have to enable "allow less secure 
> clients" in the gmail web UI, but neither the Gmail people nor the k9mail
> people seem to want to actually document which protocol is disliked or
> required.
> 
> Anyone have any actual facts on this point?
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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