Gmail using Windows Live Mail after May 30, 2022

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Can someone tell me how to set up to use Windows Live Mail for Gmail after the May 30, 2022 Gmail changes. There is something I have read about "app passwords" which sounds a lot like what Yahoo has done. I have about 75 clients who use WLM. Most of them have Gmail accounts.

I would rather not have to switch to a different mail client.

I would appreciate very much if someone could provide a step by step how to. I suspect there are several millions others like us.

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Here's the procedure outlined by Kevin, as an edited quote, derived from several of his messages:

"Came across a work around which I hope will keep working come June 1st.

You need to go into your Google account and it is under Security. Turn on "2 Step Authentication" for each Gmail account and then add an App Password for WLM. You just need to generate the App Password from Google Security and then use that when you update your email ie send/ receive in your WLM. When you update your email ie send/ receive in WLM it will prompt you for this password instead of your Gmail password. The option to turn on/off Less Secure Apps in my security settings disappeared once I turned on 2 Step Authentication."

And here's the link to the YouTube video which provides the same procedure, one that has worked for a lot of us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SqaEmSjAc

As a matter of fact, one additional YouTube video has also sprung up which provides the same solution. That one is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKLZBNlhrQs

The previous version of this message also linked to a third video which I thought MIGHT also have a good solution but IT DID NOT. Which is why I've removed that third link. Specifically, you can NO LONGER ACCESS GMAIL if you are using the Less Secure Apps option in the Gmail security settings. Sorry about that.

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Anonymous

2022-05-31T18:22:20+00:00

So, eventually, instead of holding onto an excellent but expired app like WLM, instead I may be in the market for a good tutorial on transitioning from WLM to TB.
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2022-05-31T18:07:25+00:00

I have not yet delved deeply into TB. so far my investigation has told me that TB is in fact quite an old program. Its roots go back to the same organization that created the first browser. The one that came out before MS thought the Internet was important.

I strongly suspect that it was in fact the model that the original MS Outlook was based on. What I have seen so far is that TB is a good alternative to WLM, and it is current. TB is the program I will be implementing for my WLM clients should their threat as I understand it comes to fruition.

If you find a source to download WLM2011, I sure would like to know about it. Many of my clients do not use Gmail, and WLM works great for them.

The big difference between 2011 and 2012 is that MS loused up the Category (group) feature in the 2012 version where it does not work.
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Anonymous

2022-05-31T17:46:39+00:00

If you have a full copy (220megabytes), you have a rare thing.
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Anonymous

2022-05-31T17:41:40+00:00

You betcha! I'm sure you can find it online. I was just trying to make it easier for you. :-0)

I wish someone would make a program LIKE WLM, that's just as good, with up to date security. Or... why can't TBird and these others make THEIRS as good as WLM. Makes no sense.

No need to reply... have a great day!

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