Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:35:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: FeedDemon Support <nick.bradb...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Unable to connct even with firewall off
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OK, based on that it sounds like two-factor auth is a red herring. Sorry 
about that!

The first thing FeedDemon does before enabling sync is make sure that it 
can connect to http://www.google.com/ (without a login - just a simple HTTP 
request). If that fails, you'll see the connection error dialog you're 
reporting. The dialog's caption and error message vary depending on the 
type of failure, so knowing the exact caption and error message you're 
seeing would be helpful (or simply attach a screen shot to your reply).

Best,
Nick

On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:10:11 AM UTC-4, billfish wrote:
>
> Thanks for your help. When this started, I was not using two-factor 
> authentication. At what I thought was critter's suggestion, I turned on 
> two-factor authentication. Same result both ways. I do understand how to 
> obtain an application-specific password. My question is what do I do with 
> this password, given that Feed Demon never asks for it? When I try to turn 
> on synchronization in Feed Demon, I get the message "Unable to Connect to 
> Internet"; I never get a message that asks for a Google password. Maybe I'm 
> not understanding what I have to do with Windows Firewall? There are no 
> Windows Firewall rules that I can see concerning Feed Demon, but I don't 
> get a message asking to let Feed Demon through.
>

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OK, based on that it sounds like two-factor auth is a red herring. Sorry ab=
out that!<div><br></div><div>The first thing FeedDemon does before enabling=
 sync is make sure that it can connect to http://www.google.com/ (without a=
 login - just a simple HTTP request). If that fails, you'll see the connect=
ion error dialog you're reporting. The dialog's caption and error message v=
ary depending on the type of failure, so knowing the exact caption and erro=
r message you're seeing would be helpful (or simply attach a screen shot to=
 your reply).</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Nick<br><br>On Tuesd=
ay, August 21, 2012 10:10:11 AM UTC-4, billfish wrote:<blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left: 1ex;"><div>Thanks for your help. When this started, I was=
 not using two-factor authentication. At what I thought was critter's sugge=
stion, I turned on two-factor authentication. Same result both ways. I do u=
nderstand how to obtain an application-specific password. My question is wh=
at do I do with this password, given that Feed Demon never asks for it? Whe=
n I try to turn on synchronization in Feed Demon, I get the message "Unable=
 to Connect to Internet"; I never get a message that asks for a Google pass=
word. Maybe I'm not understanding what I have to do with Windows Firewall? =
There are no Windows Firewall&nbsp;rules that I can see concerning Feed Dem=
on, but I don't get a message asking to let Feed Demon through.</div></bloc=
kquote></div>
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