Major issue with Calibre email functionality

[GoSharks]

After Kovid (who created Calibre) replied to your question, this is a summary of your response:

Originally Posted by muellerbenjamin

Well there is hardly something 'incorrect' in my Gmail config, ....

I think a more sober assessment would be...

You should explore .....

Ah, to be ignorant or rude...that is the question. Passive aggressive is a poor substitute for courtesy.
I stand by my original comment...oye!

[muellerbenjamin]

Originally Posted by GoSharks

Ah, to be ignorant or rude...that is the question. Passive aggressive is a poor substitute for courtesy.
I stand by my original comment...oye!

Trouble is - you're not helping anyone. Why are you even on this forum? To hand out facepalms and pretend to be some kind of moral authority? I prefer contributors who help users solve functionality issues.

For starters, if you could be so kind as to explain what exactly is meant by 'Gmail configuration', that would be much appreciated. There is little to configure in Gmail, other than visuals, layout, forwarding rules, multiple inboxes etc. But I struggle to think of how my Gmail config could have anything to do with the issue at hand. As for the configuration of Gmail on my Calibre, the fact that I have tried to set up the e-mail functionality about two dozen times with three different email addresses should rule out any kind of configuration error there.

How about you re-read my OP, and subsequent posts, actually *think* for a bit, and *then* make a suggestion as to what the problem could be (shocker!). Let me guess: you won't have anything to offer other than another self-righteous observation that will make you feel smug and satisfied with your dinghy little life.

[mrmikel]

Have you tried turning off your anti-virus to see if it is the problem? Some anti-virus programs consider calibre's heavy use of files suspicious. If that solves it, you might exempt the calibre directory from its scrutiny.

Is there any reason at all to have encryption going on in this particular use of your mail program? Could this be part of the problem?

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by muellerbenjamin

As for the configuration of Gmail on my Calibre, the fact that I have tried to set up the e-mail functionality about two dozen times with three different email addresses should rule out any kind of configuration error there.

Since it seems at present that gmail works for everyone else in calibre it does not rule out this area. It is the single area where folks consistently make errors over and over again. If it isn't some odd firewall or virus checking issue your problem is with your setup in calibre.

If you have a single verification account and it says bad username or password then most likely you have done something incorrect.

I just setup for the first time on this install, email. I attached images of my process. In the Sharing books by email screen you can copy your username and password to place them as credentials in a web logon screen of gmail to verify they work.

You need to use your full username with the @gmail.com. Type this info in don't copy it from elsewhere.

[GoSharks]

Originally Posted by muellerbenjamin

make a suggestion....

Unfortunately, the only suggestion I could make to you would probably get me suspended from the forum. So I will do to you as I have done to all the other trolls that come and visit...introduce you to my ignore list. You will find five others of your kind there and I'm sure you will get along famously!

edit- Apologies, I just checked and there were only four people in my ignore list before you, which makes you rather a fifth wheel..... though I suspect you are used to that distinction.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by mrmikel

Some anti-virus programs

Which one's then ?

Originally Posted by mrmikel

consider calibre's heavy use of files suspicious.

Compared with what - a photo library manager, a music library manager, a programmers workbench - the products I use for those tasks are much heavier users of the file system than calibre is. In fact calibre is a relatively light user of the host file system, this due its single file database, use of techniques like delayed writes of opf's etc.

BR

[speakingtohe]

I had similar problems a couple of years ago, and I can't remember what it was that eventually fixed them. Seems to me it was a problem with my free kindle account configuration, not my gmail one.

Helen

[muellerbenjamin]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

I just setup for the first time on this install, email. I attached images of my process. In the Sharing books by email screen you can copy your username and password to place them as credentials in a web logon screen of gmail to verify they work.

You need to use your full username with the @gmail.com. Type this info in don't copy it from elsewhere.

Originally Posted by mrmikel

Have you tried turning off your anti-virus to see if it is the problem? Some anti-virus programs consider calibre's heavy use of files suspicious. If that solves it, you might exempt the calibre directory from its scrutiny.

Thank you both for your suggestions. I followed them step by step and managed to get email functionality to work. Much appreciated - you two have solved a truly vexing issue.

Originally Posted by GoSharks

Unfortunately, the only suggestion I could make to you would probably get me suspended from the forum.

That pretty much speaks for itself. You've clearly got nothing to offer on here other than being a punk. Maybe you should try make a friend out in the real world (pbly tough for you - I understand) instead of being a waste of space on the internet? Check out the work of MrMikel and DoctorOhh for an illustration of how one can make a positive contribution to this forum instead of quasi-posturing.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by muellerbenjamin

Thank you both for your suggestions. I followed them step by step and managed to get email functionality to work. Much appreciated - you two have solved a truly vexing issue.

You're welcome.