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Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5

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In article <120820140758342914%scred@scred.not>, alias
<scred@scred.not> wrote:

> In article <barmar-A5FA58.10350712082014@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> > In article <c4ukhfF68m3U1@mid.individual.net>,
> >  Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On 2014-08-12, alias <scred@scred.not> wrote:
> > > > In article <barmar-B6D394.18062511082014@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > > > Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> In article <110820141308368833%scred@scred.not>,
> > > >>  alias <scred@scred.not> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > I have a gmail account that works perfectly well via the gmail/google
> > > >> > website (ie., user/pass work fine)...  But upon setting it up in my
> > > >> > Mail app on my Mac Pro running OSX 10.8.5, it doesn't work.  I
> > > >> > consistently get the following message:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Logging in to the Google IMAP server "imap.gmail.com" failed.  Make
> > > >> > sure the user name and password you entered are correct, then click
> > > >> > Continue.  If the information isn't correct, you cannot receive
> > > >> > messages."
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I imagine I'm overlooking something obvious, but I can't figure it
> > > >> > out.
> > > >> > I've reviewed and followed the setup instructions found here :
> > > >> >
> > > >> > http://pop2imap.com/apple-mail-gmail.php
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ...making sure IMAP is enabled for the gmail account online, but
> > > >> > despite that, I get the same error messages.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I have other email accounts setup and running fine on Mail :  me.com,
> > > >> > yahoo, verizon, etc....  but the gmail account never works and I
> > > >> > can't
> > > >> > figure out what I may be missing...
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Any thoughts or insights would be most welcome.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thank you!
> > > >>
> > > >> What does Connection Doctor show for imap.gmail.com?
> > > >
> > > > thank you for your reply...
> > > >
> > > > for gmail 'google imap' and 'smtp' in connection doctor, it simply says
> > > > that the attempt to login to this account failed....  "verify that the
> > > > username and password are correct."
> > > 
> > > Also check the port number and SSL connection box. Some versions
> > > of Mail required the username to be the full username with the
> > > '@gmail.com' appended and some didn't; try it both ways.
> > 
> > The version of Mail doesn't matter -- either the server requires the 
> > full address or it doesn't.
> > 
> > The Google documentation, and various other websites, confirm that Gmail 
> > wants @gmail.com in the username.
> 
> Thank you both for your comments and assistance.  A little deeper
> digging on this end led me to a solution...  My problem apparently had
> to do with using google's 2-step verification system.  And this webpage
> provided a solution :
> 
> https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
> 
> I can't say I fully understand all this, but Mail does seem to be
> working okay w/gmail now.   Thanks again!

What I'm not clear on, however, is how to make Mail check/send mail for
a second different gmail account...   The app specific google password
doesn't work for a second account, and neither does the gmail specific
password I've created online...    hmmmm....

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Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 alias <scred@scred.not> - 2014-08-11 13:08 -0700
  Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-08-11 18:06 -0400
    Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 alias <scred@scred.not> - 2014-08-11 21:29 -0700
      Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-08-12 13:52 +0000
        Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-08-12 10:35 -0400
          Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 alias <scred@scred.not> - 2014-08-12 07:58 -0700
            Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 alias <scred@scred.not> - 2014-08-12 08:03 -0700
          Re: Mail 6.6 & Gmail with OSX 10.8.5 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-08-16 03:33 +0000
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