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New SMTP problem - email alerts
So this feature seems to have stopped working randomly. I did go through a recent update of a bunch of fairly standard security questions in my google account, required for use of google authenticator...
StephenB wrote: 2-step verification needs to be off, and "Access for less secure apps" needs to be "allowed".
That does work, however, I found the workaround which doesn't require this. For devices without support for 2 step verification one needs to make an application specific password or "App password" as google calls it. It is under Account>App passwords. Generate a custom password, use that password in place of your regular gmail password. Works like a charm!
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