Re: gmail issues. was: Anyone else seeing slow gmail

[Mike Witt <msg2mw gmail com>]

On 07/21/2016 11:09:56 AM, Jack wrote:
> On 2016.07.21 12:54, Mike Witt wrote:
> > On 07/21/2016 10:14:03 AM, Jack wrote:
> > > However, I do have a separate question on pop for gmail.  (I  
> > > thought I had previously asked this, but can't find the message  
> > > now.)  When I first set up my gmail account for balsa, gmail  
> > > complained about some security issue (obviously without providing  
> > > any useful details) and I had to check the "ok to use less secure  
> > > email client" in the gmail configuration before it would let balsa  
> > > (with popfile) get access.  I'd love to know exactly what gmail  
> > > thinks is deficient in the security used by balsa/popfile, since I  
> > > can't think of what else they could do.
> >
> > I had to check that "less secure" thing a long time ago too. I  
> > haven't seen or had any reason to believe there's been any problem  
> > on account of it. I don't remember the details now, but at the time  
> > I convinced myself that there was at least somewhat of a "marketing"  
> > component in that "secure email client" business. But I'm cynical  
> > that way, so I may just be spouting rubbish.
>
> Well, I heartily spout the same rubbish. :-)  Mine isn't even a  
> "real" gmail account, but an alumni account, so I have trouble  
> actually getting much direct technical support.  I think they are  
> just trying very hard to get you to use the webmail interface, so  
> they can spout more ads at you.
>
> Just to complain more, another problem I have is I occasionally get  
> an email which breaks my pop download - it consistently drops the  
> connection in the middle of downloading that message.  Unfortunately,  
> because of google's great wisdom that labels make folders  
> unnecessary, I can't simply move the message out of the was to  
> another folder, so i can look at it later.  (It hasn't happened in a  
> while, but I suspect this message may trigger another one soon....)

Yikes. I haven't seen that one yet.

> Oh well, at least balsa does work with it.

Thank goodness. If that stops working ...

Well, last time I checked, popmail still worked with Yahoo. There's one  
backup.

> Jack
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