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1471776 2020-09-10 23:15:00 On trying to connect to my gmail account, I got an error message saying:
"Your IMAP server wants to alert you to the following: Please log in via your web browser:
support.google.com
(Failure)"

On clicking "OK" I got the following:
"Enter your user name and password for the following server:

Server: imap.gmail.com
User name: (correctly given)
Password: *******

(check box) Save this password to your password list.

OK / Cancel

My wife gets the same response from both her iPad, and from her android smart phone.

Is this genuine?
Brucem (8688)
1471777 2020-09-11 00:09:00 Take it with caution, treat it as a scam until proven otherwise.

Log into your gmail account via a browser and check for any mails there, delete any from Spam Folder or suspect in the inbox.
wainuitech (129)
1471778 2020-09-11 00:32:00 Edited to above. DONT use the link they gave you in a browser, manually enter your user name and password. wainuitech (129)
1471779 2020-09-11 00:36:00 Ive had a few cases with customers email where Ive had to login via webmail to get their Outlook(the program) access working .
was just some weird security / verification thing .

As above , dont click the links, just login to webmail manually.
:-)

It also might be your Gmail a/c has for no good reason disabled insecure apps . (it happens)
support.google.com
1101 (13337)
1471780 2020-09-11 23:59:00 Thanks all, I have done that, without using their links, and all seems good. Brucem (8688)
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