[Alpine-info] New to Alpine, but can't get it to connect.

[Karen Lewellen via Alpine-info]

Chris,
Have you asked fastmail support to confirm their process for using a 
third party application?
It might need to be done, in part, from within your account with them?
Just tossing out ideas.
Karen



On Mon, 3 Jun 2024, Chris M via Alpine-info wrote:


> Hi,

>

> I am trying to set up Alpine for the first time, but can't get Alpine to 

> connect to Fastmail.

>

>

>

> ( Copy of my message below that I sent to the Debian Group )

>

> Hi Bret,

>

> So you use POP 3 too huh, if your archive goes back 20 years?

>

> I installed ALPINE and couldn't get it to connect to my server. I just kept 

> getting " INVALID PASSWORD"

>

> Even though I watched a Youtube video and followed their directions to a T.

>

> imap.fastmail.com/ssl/user=chris

>

> I tried with an app password, still errored.

>

> Then I tried:

>

> imap.fastmail.com/ssl/user=chris at cwm030.com

>

> used the same app password

>

> FAILED.

>

> Tried typing the password in manually.

>

> FAILED.

>

> Then I tried imap.fastmail.com/ssl/user=FASTMAILUSERNAME

>

> Typed in password.

>

> FAILED

>

> Then I tried imap.fastmail.com/ssl/user=FMUSERNAME at FASTMAIL.COM

>

> Typed in password by hand

>

> FAILED.

>

> * shrugs*

>

> I even tried my regular fastmail password.

>

>

> I am needing to know what am I doing wrong?

>

>

> ============================================================

> THANKS IN ADVANCE!

>

> CHRIS

>

> CHRIS at CWM030.COM

>

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