On 2016-04-25, Michael Torrie <torr...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 04/25/2016 08:39 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> Your normal gmail password is used for IMAP. > > Actually, no, unless you explicitly tell Google to allow "less-secure" > authentication. Otherwise you are required to set up a special, > application-specific password. > > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
You're right. I should have said your normal gmail password _can_be_ used for IMAP. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! TAILFINS!! ... click at ... gmail.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list