From 660e1de495e2e73e90a2002c6dcef56d177ac34b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Adam T. Carpenter" Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:59:43 -0400 Subject: fix: app passwords are not optional in email setup --- tutors/email/index.php | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'tutors') diff --git a/tutors/email/index.php b/tutors/email/index.php index 666ebf0..08139e1 100644 --- a/tutors/email/index.php +++ b/tutors/email/index.php @@ -21,15 +21,13 @@ Sending mail from your carpentertutoring.com address requires a small amount of setup.

-

App Password (for 2-Step Verification enabled accounts only)

+

App Password

- If you have Google 2-Step Verification enabled, you must first generate an App Password. You can verify whether you have 2-Step Verification turned on for your Google account by visiting this link to your Google account settings. If 2-Step Verification is turned off, you may skip the next step. + Google 2-Step Verification requires you to first generate an App Password for your personal Gmail account. Note that you must have 2-Step Verification turned on for your account in order to forward sent mail to your Carpenter Tutoring alias. You can verify whether you have 2-Step Verification turned on for your Google account by visiting this link to your Google account settings. If 2-Step Verification is turned off, turn it on and proceed with the following steps.

- If 2-Step Verification is turned on, generate an App Password by following this link. -

  1. On your computer, open App Passwords.
  2. In the bottom of the window, click Select app and choose Mail from the list.
    3. @@ -51,7 +49,7 @@
  3. Enter your name and the address you want to send from. This will be your carpentertutoring.com address. Leave the "Treat as an alias" box checked.
  4. Click Next Step.
  5. For the "SMTP server" enter smtp.gmail.com. Select 465 for the port.
    6. -
  6. For the username and password you will enter your personal Gmail address (with "@gmail.com" suffix) and password. If you generated an App Password for 2-Step Verification, you will use the App Password here instead of your Gmail password.
    7. +
  7. For the username and password you will enter your personal Gmail address (with "@gmail.com" suffix) and the App Password you generated in the previous step.
  8. Check "Secured connection using SSL (recommended)" and click Add Account.
  9. Return to the "Send mail as" section on the settings page and look for "When replying to a message." Check "Reply from the same address the message was sent to." This will ensure you respond to tutoring inquiries with your Carpenter Tutoring address and personal mail with your Gmail address.
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