[Users] [Bug 4601] New: gmail no longer supports "insecure" client

[Dave Howorth]

On Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:58:41 +0100
Abrolag <abrolag at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:51:16 +0200
> Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> >On Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:46:03 +0100, Abrolag wrote:
> >  
> >> What about those of us who *don't* have a gmail account who's
> >> replies to gmail victims is rejected :(    
> >
> >What does that refer to? It sounds dubious. If you don't have a
> >Google Mail account, you are not affected by any of the security
> >processes at all related to configuring a Google Mail account. And
> >of course you can send email to someone's gmail addresses (and
> >provided you're not using some badly configured mail server).  
> 
> Please don't tell me that what I see happening is not possible! This
> is occurring *repeatedly* when I send mail to several *different*
> gmail addresses. I am using Claws account settings that haven't
> changed since Claws became independent from Sylpheed (currently V
> 4.1.0). This is going via Zen internet, which I have also been with
> for years.
> 
> The *only* trouble I have is sending to gmail. Interestingly, if I go
> via my Sourceforge account it gets through.

I'm with Michael. My ISP is Zen and my mail goes through them. I don't
have any trouble sending to any one of my contacts with a gmail
address. So whatever problem you - Abrolag - have it must be a local
one.

This is OT for a claws ML IMHO.