Michael,
I'm really glad to hear that!
By the way, has anyone any experience of Two-factor authentication? I see that
it is recommended instead of Google's barrier to insecure programs.
All the best,
Cearbhall
m +353 (0)833323487 Ph: _353 (0)1-2864623 e: cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: fb-exchange-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <fb-exchange-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Michael Lavin
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 9:34 AM
To: fb-exchange@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [fb-exchange] Re: Gmail blocking Outlook 2016
Cearbhall yes that works fine! Thank you for your effort’s. Regards Michael
Sent from Michael's iPhone
On 16 Sep 2019, at 18:25, Cearbhall O'Meadhra <cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx>===========================================================
wrote:
Michael Lavin raised this issue today. Michael, does this fix the problem?
How To Fix Gmail Blocking Outlook Sign In Attempts
by Fatima Wahab
Nov 28, 2016
6 Comments
Gmail is as secure an email service as you could hope for. It offers
two-factor authentication in addition to several other precautionary
measures for keeping your account secure. You can configure your Gmail
account in most email clients but if Gmail deems an email client to be
a security risk, it will block it from signing you in. The result is
that you’re unable to add your Gmail account to an email client. This
is what happens when you configure a Gmail account in Outlook on your desktop.
Here’s the fix for it.
Add your Gmail account like you normally do and enter your password
when prompted. If Gmail blocks Outlook from signing in, you will
repeatedly be prompted to enter the password for your account.
When Gmail blocks a sign-in attempt, it also sends you an email to
alert you to the same. That email is what holds the key to allowing
Outlook to sign in.
Open it and tap the ‘allowing access to less secure apps’ link in the
email body. It will open your Google account’s settings page and take
you directly to the setting for allowing/disallowing secure apps.
All you have to do is select the ‘Turn on’ option and Outlook will be
able to sign in.
** Michael, I think the following bit is more appropriate for you! **
If you don’t get the email, and you may not if you haven’t enabled
security alerts, simply visit your Google account settings.
To do so, sign into Gmail on your desktop, click your profile and
select ‘Settings’.
On the settings page, go to Sign-in & security and scroll down to the
very bottom where you will see the
‘Allow less secure apps’
option. Click the switch to enable/disable it.
You’re probably wondering what the long term security risks are here.
This won’t automatically open you to security risks but you won’t know
if you’ve added your Gmail account to an unsafe app.
To put you at ease, apps that use the Google API to authenticate your
Gmail account, for example Pokèmon Go, will never be considered
unsafe. They do not store your Gmail password, in fact, they never
know what it is to begin with.
It is likely Gmail thinks Outlook isn’t secure simply because it does
save your Gmail password. In order to remain signed into Outlook, you
must keep the Allow less secure apps option On. You cannot change it
back once you’ve been signed in successfully.
(Extracted from AddictiveTips)
Does this resolve the difficulty, Michael?
All the best,
Cearbhall
m +353 (0)833323487 Ph: _353 (0)1-2864623 e:
cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx
===========================================================
The fb-exchange mailing list
Manage account, subscribe or unsubscribe:
//www.freelists.org/list/fb-exchange
Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/fb-exchange
Administrative contact: insight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
===========================================================
