(C) GMail App Password

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Demonstrates how to authenticate using an app password with GMail for IMAP and SMTP.

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#include <C_CkImap.h>
#include <C_CkMailMan.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkImap imap;
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailMan mailman;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // Starting May 30, 2022, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices 
    // which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.

    // Instead of authenticating with your GMail username/password, a GMail user can create an App Password
    // and then login using their username/app_password.   It's literally the same, except it allows a GMail
    // account owner to isolate passwords to specific applications.

    // The Gmail account owner would first need to make sure she has 2-Step Verification setup for her account.
    // Note: The 2FA verification is not a factor when authenticating with an app password. The 2FA is required
    // to setup app passwords in the Google account console.  See Sign in with App Passwords

    // After the GMail account owner has setup his app password, he simply uses the app password instead of his GMail account password.

    // For example:
    imap = CkImap_Create();

    CkImap_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImap_putPort(imap,993);

    success = CkImap_Connect(imap,"imap.gmail.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    success = CkImap_Login(imap,"user@gmail.com","srnyyvqajocnsvdp");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    printf("IMAP Success!\n");

    // For SMTP..

    mailman = CkMailMan_Create();

    CkMailMan_putSmtpHost(mailman,"smtp.gmail.com");

    CkMailMan_putSmtpUsername(mailman,"user@gmail.com");
    CkMailMan_putSmtpPassword(mailman,"srnyyvqajocnsvdp");

    CkMailMan_putSmtpSsl(mailman,TRUE);
    CkMailMan_putSmtpPort(mailman,465);

    success = CkMailMan_SmtpConnect(mailman);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        return;
    }

    success = CkMailMan_SmtpAuthenticate(mailman);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        return;
    }

    printf("SMTP Success!\n");


    CkImap_Dispose(imap);
    CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);

    }