Thanks that makes sens. I will check it out. Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 19, 2009, at 5:00, Kieren <circle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This issue is usually caused by having more than 1 password for the > given server saved in your keychain > so say there are 2 passwords for pop.gmail.com Mail will take the > first and ignore all following ones. > if the first is wrong then you will be prompted for the password each > time it wants to access the account. > > You can easily rectify this in Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain > Access by searching for say gmail and see how many items show up > with the same account. > you can view the saved passwords for each item and delete the > incorrect one, leaving 1 correct one. > alternatively delete all pop/imap/smtp items for that server and > startup mail and enter the correct ones there. > > HTH > > Kieren > > On Aug 18, 11:49 pm, John JD Denning <jdenning1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> It is ImAP. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:41, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> You did not indicate if this was POP or IMAP that was experienceing >>> the issue. For POP, I know that if the POP server gives any error >>> during login, then Apple mail will pop up the password message, even >>> if the error is "Sorry you are logged into the server somewhere >>> else". I suggest you ignore the error message, but then your >>> mailbox will go off line. Just wait about 1/2 hour and then bring it >>> on line and see if you get the message again. You might want to try >>> the connection doctor to see what is going on. I would suggest the >>> activity monitor in mail windows sub-menu, but I don't think I have >>> been able to track updates in that window very well. >> >>> Jon >> >>> On Aug 18, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Thomas McMahan wrote: >> >>>> As to why the problem is, I don't know, mine doesn't do it on a >>>> regular basis, but every once in a while it will want a password >>>> from one of the gmail acounts. Starting to wonder if it's a gmail >>>> issue verses an Apple mail issue. >> >>>> On Aug 18, 2009, at 7:27 AM, John JD Denning wrote: >> >>>>> I recently added a gmail account to Mail. I keep telling it to >>>>> save the password. I check the little box, and next time I launch >>>>> Mail it asks for the password again. >> >>>>> Anyone know why Gmail in Mail is having such a hard time. My other >>>>> email accounts, both POP and IMAP don't have any problem retaining >>>>> the password. >> >>>>> - JD - >>>>> John Denning >>>>> Facebook:www.facebook.com/jdiver >>>>> AIM: denni...@me.com >>>>> A+ MCSA MCSE ITILv3 >>>>> And glad to be a Mac snob again! >>>>> Roswell, GA > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
