Re: Setting up gmail

[Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@talktalk.net>]

Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:

> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@talktalk.net> writes:
>
>> Thanks for this Eric, it will be useful as I have several imap accounts
>> that I want to use, but how, and where do you call the .authinfo file
>> please? That is my main stumbling block at the moment with setting up
>> my gmail imap account.
>
> I am not sure what you mean by "calling" the authinfo file.  In my case,
> gnus automatically checks for and then reads my .authinfo.gpg file (I
> have mine encrypted and I recommend you do so as well but it's not
> necessary).
>
> What happens if you start with an absolutely minimal .gnus.el file,
> based on what I posted before?  Does gnus not find your authinfo file
> and process it?

I have used this in my '.gnus.el'
,----
|   (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods '((nnml "")
|                                                 (nnimap "google"
|                                                 (nnimap-address "imap.gmail.com")
|                                                 (nnimap-server-port 993)
|                                                 (nnimap-stream ssl))
|                                                                               )
|         gnus-select-method '(nnnil "")
|         )
`----
And although it doesn't state it in the messages buffer, it fails on the
authentication, and shows in the 'server' buffer - {nnimap:google} (denied)

This is with a properly formatted ~/.authinfo with all the relevant information
in it. BUT THE WRONG PASSWORD!

Doh! 
Sorry!

Sharon.
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