4 Sep
2020
4 Sep
'20
2:57 a.m.
On 2020-09-03 09:39:01 BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote:
> > On Thursday 03 September 2020 07:26:29 BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 03 September 2020 07:14:17 BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote:
> > > > > > I sent this email earlier, but since I didn't receive
my usual
> > > > > > copy sent to myself, it seemed that it never made it to
the
> > > > > > outside
>
> world.
>
> > > > > > And then there was a mildy amusing incident, and a few
hours of
> > > > > > creeping panic, but I don't want to spoil the story, so
I save
it
>
> for
>
> > > > > > its proper place.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wednesday 02 September 2020 13:35:32 Janek Stolarek
wrote:
> > > > > > > Three things:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 1. Like others have already said, you need to enable
access by
> > > > > > > unsafe apps in Gmail account settings. See [1].
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2. In KMail POP3 settings you might need to prefix you
POP3
> > > > > > > username with "recent:" (without quotes but
with colon), so
for
> > > > > > > example in
> > >
> > > KMail
> > >
> > > > > settings
> > > > >
> > > > > > > my username is entered as
"recent:jwstolarek@gmail.com"
(again,
> > >
> > > without
> > >
> > > > > > > quotes). This enables checking email by multiple mail
clients
> > > > > > > (in case you have several machines). See [2].
Moreover, for me
> > > > > > > without the "recent:" prefix, instead of
having access to
> > > > > > > newest emails as they come in, I would only see email
in a
> > > > > > > batch every few hours.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here is what I originally wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Whoa! That is one cool trick! It might be general knowledge
for
>
> some,
>
> > > but
> > >
> > > > > it's
> > > > >
> > > > > > news to me, and I never found anything like that among
> > > > > > suggestions
>
> in
>
> > > > > Gmail's
> > > > >
> > > > > > pages, nor on other sites who offer advice on how to for
Gmail.
> > > > > > (Doesn't
> > > > >
> > > > > work
> > > > >
> > > > > > on Zoho mail, however; just thought I'd give it a try.)
At least
> > > > > > I managed
> > > > >
> > > > > to
> > > > >
> > > > > > clear all the old emails off the server.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > 3. Contrary to what other said, I rarely have problems
caused
> > > > > > > by logining in from different locations. I regularly
use VPN
so
> > > > > > > sometimes I'll
be checking my email from Switzerland and 5
> > > > > > > minutes later I'm checking it
> > > > >
> > > > > from
> > > > >
> > > > > > > Canada. I have no problems in overwhelming majority of
cases.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yeah, I was beginning to feel like some kind of shiftless
[or
> > > > > > maybe
> > > > >
> > > > > shifty?]*
> > > > >
> > > > > > pariah, banned from Google periodically, because I have
moved
> > > > > > from
>
> my
>
> > > > > > home
> > > > >
> > > > > to
> > > > >
> > > > > > the library, 15 minutes' walk from here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Janek
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [1]
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en
> > > > > > > [2] https://support.google.com/a/answer/6089246?hl=en
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for the tip!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bill
> > > > > >
> > > > > > P.S. After I implemented this change in my Gmail accounts
[see
> > > > > > above], suddenly my wifi was disabled. I spent a few hours
last
> > > > > > night, then
> > >
> > > again
> > >
> > > > > > this morning, trying in vain to get it back. Then it seemed
that
> > > > > > my
> > >
> > > eth0,
> > >
> > > > > > as well, wasn't recognized! How can that be?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I even started the process of reinstalling my Devuan
Beowulf (a
>
> pain,
>
> > > but
> > >
> > > > > it's
> > > > >
> > > > > > much quicker now than it was when running Jessie); during
setup
> > > > > > nothing in
> > > > >
> > > > > my
> > > > >
> > > > > > network was recognized! Hardware failure?!?! Then I tried
some
>
> rescue
>
> > > > > > discs and other such tools; again, nothing happening.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The only thing I had done was to change that line in Gmail,
then
> > > > > > to
> > >
> > > check
> > >
> > > > > > email. Could Google really be such a Big Brother gangsta
that
> > > > > > they would deliberately destroy my wireless and ethernet
> > > > > > connections?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Those jive %@! >?$#~!!!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At last I check my wifi antenna. (I know, it's weird to
use a
> > > > > > wifi antenna
> > > > >
> > > > > for
> > > > >
> > > > > > a desktop computer, but I built this system out of parts.)
As it
> > > > > > turns out, somehow the USB got unplugged from the antenna
itself,
> > > > > > which is
> > >
> > > odd,
> > >
> > > > > > because I actually have it clamped in place, to make sure
that
>
> cannot
>
> > > > > > happen. I can only imagine that I must have stepped on a
wire
> > > > > > when
> > >
> > > moving
> > >
> > > > > > round the stand that holds my printer; maybe just enough
pressure
> > > > > > to
> > >
> > > pull
> > >
> > > > > > it loose.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Well, so the moral of this story is, never let your
paranoia
> > > > > > decide the
> > > > >
> > > > > cause
> > > > >
> > > > > > of bad experiences, when your own clumsiness or stupidity
can
>
> explain
>
> > > it.
> > >
> > > > > > P.P.S. *It occurs to me that whether one is
"shiftless"
>
> [unmotivated,
>
> > > > > > lazy] or "shifty" [nervous, acting guilty, moving
round too
much,
> > > > > > no fixed abode, etc.],
both are bad. So is it better to be
shifty
> > > > > > or shiftless, or should
> > > > >
> > > > > one
> > > > >
> > > > > > avoid this word altogether?
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > > > > Bill
> > > > >
> > > > > You clearly missed the obvious conclusion and, likely, the
correct
> > > > > answer. Science, dear boy, science.
> > > > > Gnomes, trolls and germlins. Clearly you have an infestation.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kate
> > > >
> > > > No, that seems unlikely, as I always leave out food and drink for
the
>
> blessed
>
> > folk, and we have always had a very reciprocal relationship.
> >
> > I prefer to believe that the Men in Black are after me. That seems a
more
> > > plausible explanation.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > princess of the Sidhe, and the lady
(forgetting that I could not
actually
see her) was offended.
This, too, could explain what happened.
Bill
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True. Far more likely than you pulled the wire off unaware.
One must adhere to reality.
0_o
:)
Kate