Subj : gmail + imap + TB
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Dec 17 2020 08:56 am

Hello Wilfred!

** On Thursday 17.12.20 - 14:07, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

 WvV> I had the same thing in my older TB (52.1.0) happen to me this week. It
 WvV> popped up a browser window in TB with the google login screen. First I
 WvV> couldn't get past this, untill I enabled "accept all cookies"..

I was in an AnyDesk session with the computer last night. The  
connection was slow as hell.  The person has a satellite  
solution for internet.  Even a basic visit google.ca took  
minutes.

After an hour poking around as best as I could and trying to  
help her remember her gmail password, I called it a night. I  
think I spent about 70% of time waiting for the internet to  
respond.

So.. maybe there is a timing issue that triggers the login  
prompt?

However, I failed to check the version of TB!  :/  But I'm  
pretty sure I set her up with a recent version since the pc is  
using Win7.

Anyway.. she's getting a family member to visit her on the  
weekend.  Apparently that fellow knows his way around  
computers and can prombably help her re-establish a new  
password, *AND* hopefully remember to do that for her iPad  
device using Gmail too!


 WvV> ..moving everything over to a new desktop computer with
 WvV> a newer TB, that seems to access the gmail account just
 WvV> fine. I have no intention to fix it in the older TB.

Interesting.  Now I have to wonder what TB version I was  
dealing with. Would TB version info be passed to Gmail when  
used in an imap configuration?  Maybe I can check some  
archived emails from her and look in the headers.


 AA>> So.. is it normal for Gmail to start prompting for login
 AA>> credentials every few months?

 WvV> This was the first time it happend to me. Maybe google
 WvV> changed something in their authentication procedure. And
 WvV> as TB already has my account details (email address /
 WvV> password) in it's config the popup browser window with
 WvV> the login screen is totally unnecessary. Login/connect
 WvV> top the imap server should be automatic and transparent
 WvV> from TB.

Thanks for the info about your experience.  So, either I am  
dealing with an older TB version like yours, or there is a  
timing issue (due to satellite) that triggers a failed logon.

But the latter seems unlikely since the ipad is using the same  
service at the home.

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