Email Update not working

[pavanag...@gmail.com]

I set up Email Update yesterday.

IMAP details set as

server name: imap.google.com

username: Lector Reader

password: *******

Then today I chose Get Story URL from Email

Got following error

calibre, version 5.32.0

ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>error</b>:LOGIN command error: BAD [b'Too many arguments provided p7mb105856398ivn']

calibre 5.32 [64bit]  embedded-python: True is64bit: True

Windows-10-10.0.22000 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')

('Windows', '10', '10.0.22000')

Python 3.8.5

Windows: ('10', '10.0.22000', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')

Interface language: None

Successfully initialized third party plugins: FanFicFare (4, 7, 0)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin", line 572, in get_urls_from_imap_menu

  File "C:\Users\Paaven\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\geturls.py", line 189, in get_urls_from_imap

  File "imaplib.py", line 601, in login

  File "imaplib.py", line 1205, in _simple_command

  File "imaplib.py", line 1030, in _command_complete

imaplib.IMAP4.error: LOGIN command error: BAD [b'Too many arguments provided p7mb105856398ivn']

[Pablo M]

The username should be the email account you want it to log into, including (I'm guessing it's needed for google, it may not be) the domain (@gmail.com) in a single word.

[Jim Miller]

That's a weird error and almost looks like it's reported your password
in the error? I wonder if it's too long for IMAP4? Your username is
usually your email address, not your name.

Also, you can't have two factor auth enabled and use FFF to get story
URLs from email. We see that a lot.

[pavanag...@gmail.com]

Changed username to email id

Password is 14 characters long

Disabled 2FA for QQ, SB, and SV

Getting new error now

calibre, version 5.32.0

ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>error</b>:b'[AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Invalid credentials (Failure)'

calibre 5.32 [64bit]  embedded-python: True is64bit: True

Windows-10-10.0.22000 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')

('Windows', '10', '10.0.22000')

Python 3.8.5

Windows: ('10', '10.0.22000', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')

Interface language: None

Successfully initialized third party plugins: FanFicFare (4, 7, 0)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin", line 572, in get_urls_from_imap_menu

  File "C:\Users\Paaven\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\geturls.py", line 189, in get_urls_from_imap

  File "imaplib.py", line 603, in login

imaplib.IMAP4.error: b'[AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Invalid credentials (Failure)'

Should I also put login details for the websites?

[Pablo M]

Well it says the email and password you gave is not correct. Are you sure you are using the correct login/password and server? It IS a gmail account right?

The login details (and disabling of 2FA) for the fanfiction websites are not needed unless you are trying to download stories that require login, like for example those in the NSFW section of questionablequesting.

.

[pavanag...@gmail.com]

Email and password are correct for sure. Copied them straight from saved passwords list.

IMAP server name is imap.google.com         Is that wrong?

So 2FA for fanfic website can be enabled but for email account must be disabled?

[pavanag...@gmail.com]

Figured it out

Google was blocking it

'Access to Less Secure Apps' is disabled by default