Google IMAP (with k9mail)

Fri Oct 23 16:50:31 UTC 2015

Its oauth they require now. Thunderbird bug
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=849540

On 23/10/2015 19:20, Jay Ashworth 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
> 