Re: gnus smtp and gmail app specific permissions

[Richard Riley <rileyrg@gmail.com>]

Leonidas Tsampros <ltsampros@upnet.gr> writes:

> Richard Riley <rileyrg@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Richard Riley <rileyrg@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Richard Riley <rileyrg@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Any of you have a solution that works with smtpmail sending that sets up
>>>> an app specific password for gmails smtp server?
>>>>
>>>> I have a setup using the multismtp selection from here:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MultipleSMTPAccounts
>>>>
>>>> with the difference I set up my smtp accounts thus:-
>>>>
>>>> ,----
>>>> |  (setq smtp-accounts '(
>>>> |                        (ssl "rileyrg" "smtp.gmail.com" "587"
>>>> |                             "(nth 0 (auth-source-user-and-password \"rileysmtp\"))" "(nth 1 (auth-source-user-and-password \"rileysmtp\"))" nil)
>>>> |                        (ssl "shamrock" "smtp.gmail.com" "587"
>>>> |                             "(nth 0 (auth-source-user-and-password \"shamrock\"))" "(nth 1 (auth-source-user-and-password \"shamrock\"))" nil)
>>>> |  ))
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> and then eval the user and password in the  set-smtp-ssl function. But
>>>> I'm confused because apparently smtpmail-auth-credentials isnt used for
>>>> ssl, so why is it set in that function?
>>>>
>>>> Ideally a simple working sample of setting smtpmails "authentication"
>>>> variables in elisp would do.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Or possibly just a simple example of elisp programming to set up
>>> smtpmail to use a third party smtp server line by line with auth details
>>> from .authinfo?  I'm  confused with the cross over (if any)
>>> between smtp credential variables and the use of authinfo.
>>
>> I'm currently unable to use gnus to send emails since my move to
>> appliction specific passwords. Any pointers would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>
> Hey, try this:
>
> (setq smtp-accounts
>    '((plain    "ltsampros@gmail.com" "smtp.gmail.com" 587 nil nil)))
>
> I really don't know/remember why it works and why it gets the password
> from my .authinfo.gpg (smtpmail magic?) but I'm pretty sure this setup
> works here.
>
> I searched for any special code around but didn't notice anything wrt
> to authsource.
>
> Remove the dashes and spaces from the application specific
> password you get from the Gmail interface and make sure your username is
> "username@gmail.com" in your .authinfo(.gpg) file. Example:
>
> machine smtp.gmail.com login username@gmail.com port 587 password panagiavoitha
>
> Memory banks are failing me right now but the setup I'm posting works
> for me even when using multiple relay addresses through ONE gmail
> account.
>
> I hope the above helped a bit.
>
> Regards,
> Leonidas Tsampros
>

Thanks but its still not working for me. gnus rteally needs built in
multi smtp support as it is I'm not willing to forgo 2 step verification
and app specific passwords and will have to stop using gus for email ;(
Ive been hacking around the multi smtp solution from the wiki but simply
cant get it working with the app specific requirements.