gmail issues. was: Anyone else seeing slow gmail

[Jack <ostroffjh users sourceforge net>]

On 2016.07.21 12:54, Mike Witt wrote:
> On 07/21/2016 10:14:03 AM, Jack wrote:
> > However, I do have a separate question on pop for gmail.  (I thought  
> > I had previously asked this, but can't find the message now.)  When  
> > I first set up my gmail account for balsa, gmail complained about  
> > some security issue (obviously without providing any useful details)  
> > and I had to check the "ok to use less secure email client" in the  
> > gmail configuration before it would let balsa (with popfile) get  
> > access.  I'd love to know exactly what gmail thinks is deficient in  
> > the security used by balsa/popfile, since I can't think of what else  
> > they could do.
>
> I had to check that "less secure" thing a long time ago too. I  
> haven't seen or had any reason to believe there's been any problem on  
> account of it. I don't remember the details now, but at the time I  
> convinced myself that there was at least somewhat of a "marketing"  
> component in that "secure email client" business. But I'm cynical  
> that way, so I may just be spouting rubbish.

Well, I heartily spout the same rubbish. :-)  Mine isn't even a "real"  
gmail account, but an alumni account, so I have trouble actually  
getting much direct technical support.  I think they are just trying  
very hard to get you to use the webmail interface, so they can spout  
more ads at you.

Just to complain more, another problem I have is I occasionally get an  
email which breaks my pop download - it consistently drops the  
connection in the middle of downloading that message.  Unfortunately,  
because of google's great wisdom that labels make folders unnecessary,  
I can't simply move the message out of the was to another folder, so i  
can look at it later.  (It hasn't happened in a while, but I suspect  
this message may trigger another one soon....)

Oh well, at least balsa does work with it.

Jack