[Users] Linking to GMail

[Lee Underwood]

Thanks! I have set it up to forward to my regular address. I just can't figure out how to forward what is already there.

Thanks for all the help. I didn't realize my CM was so old. Still using Ubuntu 18.04 and it hasn't updated.

Lee


On Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:50:34 -0700
claws at my-mail-box.net wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:44:33 -0400
> Lee Underwood <mail at leeunderwood.org> wrote:
> 
> > I know this has probably been asked and asked again, but I cannot
> > find anything recent. I am using the instructions at
> > https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php/Using_Claws_Mail_with_Gmail
> > to set-up CM w/GMail. However, some of the specs have changed. I
> > just want to get mail from my GMail account.  
> 
> Apologies for jumping in on this... 
> 
> My understanding is that Google disabled 
> external access via username/password:
> 
> https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en
> 
> This can be frustrating, because on the Gmail 
> "Settings" page for POP/IMAP, everything seems
> good, but then any attempt to actually let 
> Claws access the account ends up being rejected.
> 
> My solution is to have Gmail forward 
> incoming email to a separate mail acct
> that I host elsewhere, and to POP msgs
> from there.
> 
> If there are OTHER workarounds then I'd love
> to hear them myself! ;-)
> 
> > 
> > Suggestions?
> > 
> > Thanks
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