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Old 05-07-2015, 10:19 PM   #1
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password issue with icedove and gmail


I have successfully installed icedove on debian jessie8. when first installed it asks if i want a new account or existing account and the asks for a username and password. I chose existing account and added my gmail. when it got the the password check it returned an error. I tried another computer running ubuntu to see if i had the correct password and I did indeed have the correct password. just to make sure i added my mac account and ice dove worked perfectly.

my question is, does anyone know of any existing problems with ice dove and gmail?

there are a couple of related posts online but not specifically what i need.
 
Old 05-08-2015, 06:58 PM   #2
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I don't know of any existing problems. Works for me.
 
Old 05-09-2015, 07:34 AM   #3
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i figured out what it was. google has a block on what it refers to as 'less secure apps' that do not use the latest and greatest security. you have to select allow non secure apps in order for the 'password error ' to go away. its in the google security settings for your gmail account.
 
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