Re: [Evolution] Problems with evo: Error writing data to TLS socket: The specified session has been invalidated for some reason.

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Tue, 2019-03-19 at 06:26 +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> On 18/03/2019 22:59, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Mon, 2019-03-18 at 21:38 +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> > > I am now finding I have to authenticate every machine with google (gmail
> > > in web browser, verification code to phone) before I can gain smtp access.
> > You should be able to do this with gnome-control-center (the
> > verification code is because you have enabled 2-factor authentication,
> > which is fine, but g-c-c also supports this). If you aren't using the
> > Gnome desktop, do it this way:
> >
> > $ eval XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME gnome-control-center
> >
> > poc
> 2-factor authentication is not enabled, allow access to less secure apps
> is enabled and using normal password (TLS on port 993).
> Still have to authenticate first time with a verification code, in fact
> some machines that were connecting are having to re-authenticate.

AFAIK neither Evolution nor Gnome have any influence on whether or not
Google asks you for a verification code, but something somewhere seems
to think you have two-factor authorisation or you wouldn't be asked for
it.

poc