Mail does not remember Gmail password …

Mikeo1938 · Mikeo1938 #1 (**permalink**)

12-06-2010, 09:36 AM

When I reopen Mail (4.4) after it has been shut, it fails to remember my password for gmail. I get the prompt box “Enter password for account etc etc”. When I enter the password into this box the messages go out OK.

Mail does not have this problem when receiving e-mails to my Gmail account

My various other accounts (non gmail) are not affected

My wife’s gmail e-mail account on the same computer is not affected and is working normally; that is to say, Mail duly remembers her password, as it had done with mine until recently.

Any ideas, pse?

M

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

12-06-2010, 04:44 PM

Probably a good thing as gmail is that insecure it is quite easy to crack. Trust you have a mixed numeric.alphabetic password? If you do a Google you will find many, many reports on this:-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...insecureandoth

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Mikeo1938 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 12, 2009 Posts: 198	12-06-2010, 09:36 AM When I reopen Mail (4.4) after it has been shut, it fails to remember my password for gmail. I get the prompt box “Enter password for account etc etc”. When I enter the password into this box the messages go out OK. Mail does not have this problem when receiving e-mails to my Gmail account My various other accounts (non gmail) are not affected My wife’s gmail e-mail account on the same computer is not affected and is working normally; that is to say, Mail duly remembers her password, as it had done with mine until recently. Any ideas, pse? M
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harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,086 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	12-06-2010, 04:44 PM Probably a good thing as gmail is that insecure it is quite easy to crack. Trust you have a mixed numeric.alphabetic password? If you do a Google you will find many, many reports on this:- http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...insecureandoth
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