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

[Steve Edmonds via evolution-list]

On Tue, 2019-03-19 at 09:31 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> 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 
Google suddenly thinks the computers from which I am connecting are now
insecure, hence the need for the verification code to prove to google
they do really know who I am and therefore will accept my IMAP and SMTP
connections with Evolution.
steve
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