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Re: getmail problem



Am Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 08:18:07PM +0200 schrieb Pierre Frenkiel:

Hi Pierre,

> hi,
> 
> the problem with getmail is that it ignores my .getmailrc file:
> it is configured with gmail:
> 
> server = imap.gmail.com
> ...
> poll imap.gmail.com with proto IMAP auth password
> 
> but the getmail command gives:
>     SimpleIMAPRetriever:p.frenkiel@imap.laposte.net:143:
> 
>    getmailrc: credential/login error (LOGIN command error: BAD [b'invalid
> command'])
> 
> ( my config is  in ~.getmailrc and .getmail/getmailrc )
> 
> has anybody an explanation?

Just a short in the dark - can it be that gmail does not accept imap on
port 143 anymore? Instead of imap please try imaps on port 993.

Kind regards,
Christoph

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