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GMail App Password

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Demonstrates how to authenticate using an app password with GMail for IMAP and SMTP. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// Starting May 30, 2022, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices 
// which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.

// Instead of authenticating with your GMail username/password, a GMail user can create an App Password
// and then login using their username/app_password.   It's literally the same, except it allows a GMail
// account owner to isolate passwords to specific applications.

// The Gmail account owner would first need to make sure she has 2-Step Verification setup for her account.
// Note: The 2FA verification is not a factor when authenticating with an app password. The 2FA is required
// to setup app passwords in the Google account console.  See Sign in with App Passwords

// After the GMail account owner has setup his app password, he simply uses the app password instead of his GMail account password.

// For example:
loImap = createobject("CkImap")

loImap.Ssl = .T.
loImap.Port = 993

llSuccess = loImap.Connect("imap.gmail.com")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

llSuccess = loImap.Login("user@gmail.com","srnyyvqajocnsvdp")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

? "IMAP Success!"

// For SMTP..

loMailman = createobject("CkMailMan")

loMailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.gmail.com"

loMailman.SmtpUsername = "user@gmail.com"
loMailman.SmtpPassword = "srnyyvqajocnsvdp"

loMailman.SmtpSsl = .T.
loMailman.SmtpPort = 465

llSuccess = loMailman.SmtpConnect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    release loMailman
    return
endif

llSuccess = loMailman.SmtpAuthenticate()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    release loMailman
    return
endif

? "SMTP Success!"


release loImap
release loMailman