Evolution and Gmail

[Paul W. Frields]

On Mon, 2008-09-22 at 17:44 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-09-22 at 23:14 +0200, Ambrogio De Lorenzo wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm trying to use Evolution to fetch mail from gmail account.
> > I configured Evo 2.12.3 (from Fedora 8) to use IMAP or POP but the
> > result is the same:
> > 
> > It seems SSL is not used (or similar issue on auth fase).
> > I receive an error from evo
> > 
> > for POP the error is: -ERR [AUTH] Username and password not accepted.
> > Insert the password for xxx.xxx at gmail.com on pop.gmail.com
> > 
> > for IMPA the error is: [ALERT] Web login required (Failure)
> > Insert password for xxx.xxx at gmail.com@imap.gmail.com
> > 
> > I'm sure that the user and password are correct. I changed password to
> > be more sure.
> > 
> > Someone can help me understanding the problem?

I think, given the error message, you may need to change your username
to "xxx.xxx" and not "xxx.xxx at gmail.com" in both the Receiving Email and
Sending Email tabs for your Gmail account.

> Are you using imap.gmail.com:993 with SSL for receiving and
> smtp.gmail.com:465 with SSL for sending? That's what works for me (Evo
> version 2.22.3 on F9). The Gmail Help page has full information.

I don't have to provide port numbers, as long as I choose IMAP with SSL
encryption and SMTP with SSL encryption (i.e. the standard ports are
used by Gmail), and check "server requires authentication" for sending
email.

> PS "Works" is a relative term here. "Mostly works" is closer to the
> truth because Evo occasionally loses contact with Gmail and has to be
> restarted to get it back. I don't know if this is an Evo problem or a
> Gmail one.

I don't have the problem using Evo with any other of my IMAP sources, so
I'm guessing it's Gmail related.

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