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Note about Google's recent breaking of SMTP

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manual/faq.rst
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@ -447,11 +447,14 @@ Because of the large amount of spam in email, sending email can be tricky, as di
The most common problem is if you are sending email directly (without a mail relay) in |app|. Many servers (for example, Amazon) block email
that does not come from a well known relay. The most robust way to setup email sending in |app| is to do the following:
* Create a free GMail account at `Google <http://www.gmail.com>`_.
* Goto Preferences->Email in |app| and click the "Use Gmail" button and fill in the information asked for.
* |app| will then use GMail to send the mail.
* Create a free Hotmail account at `Hotmail <http://www.hotmail.com>`_.
* Goto Preferences->Email in |app| and click the "Use Hotmail" button and fill in the information asked for.
* Microsoft sometimes requires you to manually send a few emails using their web
interface with a new account, until you do that, it will prevent automatic
sending of email by |app|. This is likely an anti-spam measure.
* |app| will then use Hotmail to send the mail.
* If you are sending to your Kindle, remember to update the email preferences
on your Amazon Kindle page to allow email sent from your GMail email
on your Amazon Kindle page to allow email sent from your Hotmail email
address. Also note that Amazon does not allow email delivery of AZW3 and
new style (KF8) MOBI files.
@ -459,10 +462,17 @@ Even after doing this, you may have problems. One common source of problems is t
programs block |app| from opening a connection to send email. Try adding an exclusion for |app| in your
antivirus program.
.. note:: Google can disable your account if you use it to send large amounts of email. So, when using GMail to send mail |app| automatically restricts
.. note:: Microsoft can disable your account if you use it to send large amounts of email. So, when using Hotmail to send mail |app| automatically restricts
itself to sending one book every five minutes. If you don't mind risking your account being blocked you can reduce this wait interval by
going to Preferences->Tweaks in |app|.
.. note:: Google recently deliberately broke their email sending protocol (SMTP) support in
an attempt to force everyone to use their web interface so they can
show you more ads. They are trying to claim that SMTP is insecure,
that is incorrect and simply an excuse. If you have trouble with
gmail you will need to
`allow less secure apps as descibed here <https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255>`_.
Why is my device not detected in linux?
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src/calibre/gui2/wizard/send_email.py
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@ -187,7 +187,13 @@ class SendEmail(QWidget, Ui_Form):
'port': 587,
'username': '@gmail.com',
'url': 'www.gmail.com',
'extra': '',
'extra': _(
'Google recently deliberately broke their email sending protocol (SMTP) support in'
' an attempt to force everyone to use their web interface so they can'
' show you more ads. They are trying to claim that SMTP is insecure,'
' that is incorrect and simply an excuse. To use a gmail account'
' you will need to "allow less secure apps" as described'
' <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255">here</a>.'),
'at_in_username': True,
},
'hotmail': {
@ -199,9 +205,7 @@ class SendEmail(QWidget, Ui_Form):
'extra': _('If you are setting up a new'
' hotmail account, Microsoft requires that you '
' verify your account periodically, before it'
' will let calibre send email. In this case, I'
' strongly suggest you setup a free gmail account'
' instead.'),
' will let calibre send email.'),
'at_in_username': True,
}
}[service]

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src/calibre/gui2/wizard/send_email.ui
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@ -207,13 +207,13 @@
<item row="1" column="1">
<layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_9">
<item>
<widget class="QToolButton" name="relay_use_gmail">
<widget class="QToolButton" name="relay_use_hotmail">
<property name="text">
<string>Use Gmail</string>
<string>Use Hotmail</string>
</property>
<property name="icon">
<iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
<normaloff>:/images/gmail_logo.png</normaloff>:/images/gmail_logo.png</iconset>
<normaloff>:/images/hotmail.png</normaloff>:/images/hotmail.png</iconset>
</property>
<property name="iconSize">
<size>
@ -227,13 +227,13 @@
</widget>
</item>
<item>
<widget class="QToolButton" name="relay_use_hotmail">
<widget class="QToolButton" name="relay_use_gmail">
<property name="text">
<string>Use Hotmail</string>
<string>Use Gmail</string>
</property>
<property name="icon">
<iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
<normaloff>:/images/hotmail.png</normaloff>:/images/hotmail.png</iconset>
<normaloff>:/images/gmail_logo.png</normaloff>:/images/gmail_logo.png</iconset>
</property>
<property name="iconSize">
<size>