Create a custom app in you Gmail security settings.

1. Log-in into Gmail with your account
2. Navigate to https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords
3. In &#39;select app&#39; choose &#39;custom&#39;, give it an arbitrary name and press generate
4. It will give you 16 chars token.

Use the token as password in combination with your full Gmail account and two factor authentication will not be required.

Note: The link in step 2 will work only if you have 2-factor-authentication enabled.

If you are here because of difficulties with the ARQ backup app on Mac OSX, I found the following settings worked for me:

    SMTP hostname: smtp.gmail.com
    SMTP Port: 587
    Click: Enable SSL (STARTTLS)
    Authentication Type: Password (SASL PLAIN)
    User Name: &lt;full Gmail email address&gt;
    Password: &lt;Google-generated app password&gt;

The Google-generated app password is generated as @stoyan-dimov suggests in his answer above, using the following URL:

https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords

Choose to generate a &#39;Mail&#39; password, and set the device as &#39;Custom&#39; (I called mine &quot;ARQ&quot;.)

Caveat: You must have two-factor authentication enabled on your Google account to get to the above URL. 


I have an app where I capture a video using the camera. I can get the video&#39;s file path, but I need it as a Uri.

The file path I&#39;m getting:

    /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/20141219_133139.mp4

What I need is like this:

    content//media/external/video/media/18576.

This is my code.


    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
	        // if the result is capturing Image
	       
	         if (requestCode == CAMERA_CAPTURE_VIDEO_REQUEST_CODE) {
	            if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
	                // video successfully recorded
	                // preview the recorded video
	            	// selectedImageUri = data.getData();
	            	// Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
	                previewVideo();
	              
	                tv1.setText(String.valueOf((fileUri.getPath())));
	                String bedroom=String.valueOf((fileUri.getPath()));
	                Intent i = new Intent();
	                i.putExtra(bhk1.BEDROOM2, bedroom);
	                setResult(RESULT_OK,i); 
	                btnRecordVideo.setText(&quot;ReTake Video&quot;);
	              
	            } else if (resultCode == RESULT_CANCELED) {
	                // user cancelled recording
	                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
	                        &quot;User cancelled video recording&quot;, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
	                        .show();
	            } else {
	                // failed to record video
	                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
	                        &quot;Sorry! Failed to record video&quot;, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
	                        .show();
	            }
	        }
	    }

I need a Uri from the String variable `bedroom`.


Convert a file path to Uri in Android

I&#39;m creating a simple wordcount program in Java that reads through a directory&#39;s text-based files.

However, I keep on getting the error:

    java.nio.charset.MalformedInputException: Input length = 1

from this line of code:

    BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(file,Charset.forName(&quot;UTF-8&quot;));

I know I probably get this because I used a `Charset` that didn&#39;t include some of the characters in the text files, some of which included characters of other languages. But I want to include those characters.

I later learned at the [JavaDocs](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/file/Files.html#newBufferedReader-java.nio.file.Path-) that the `Charset` is optional and only used for a more efficient reading of the files, so I changed the code to:

    BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(file);

But some files still throw the `MalformedInputException`. I don&#39;t know why.

**I was wondering if there is an all-inclusive `Charset` that will allow me to read text files with many different types of characters**?

Thanks.

All inclusive Charset to avoid &quot;java.nio.charset.MalformedInputException: Input length = 1&quot;?

I am using my Gmail account and `smtp.gmail.com` inside my web application to test and send email. when two factor authentication is ON for my Gmail account, it fails to send the email, however when I turn it off, the web application sends email successfully. Appreciate any kind of advice. 

Sending email fails when two factor authentication is on for Gmail

<p>I am using my Gmail account and <code>smtp.gmail.com</code> inside my web application to test and send email. when two factor authentication is ON for my Gmail account, it fails to send the email, however when I turn it off, the web application sends email successfully. Appreciate any kind of advice.</p>


I am trying to start tls in sendmail, but I do not know how to use certificate. Please suggest me way

    &gt; telnet localhost 25
    Trying 127.0.0.1...
    Connected to localhost.
    Escape character is &#39;^]&#39;.
    220 &lt;machinename&gt; ESMTP Sendmail &lt;version&gt;; &lt;date&gt;;localhost(OK)-localhost [127.0.0.1]
    EHLO localhost
    250-&lt;mahinename&gt; Hello localhost [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
    250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
    250-PIPELINING
    250-EXPN
    250-VERB
    250-8BITMIME
    250-SIZE
    250-DSN
    250-ETRN
    250-AUTH DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5
    250-STARTTLS
    250-DELIVERBY
    250 HELP
    STARTTLS
    220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS

When and How should I use/provide the certificate?

SMTP STARTTLS certificate negotitiation via telnet

I have to send mails using my web application. Given the below code showing `The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was:` 
&gt;5.7.57 SMTP; Client was not authenticated to send anonymous mail during MAIL FROM.

Help me to find a proper solution. Thank you.

**Code:**

    protected void btnsubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
     {
      
       Ticket_MailTableAdapters.tbl_TicketTableAdapter tc;
       tc = new Ticket_MailTableAdapters.tbl_TicketTableAdapter();
       DataTable dt = new DataTable();
       dt = tc.GetEmail(dpl_cate.SelectedValue);
       foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
        {
        string eml = (row[&quot;Emp_Email&quot;].ToString());
        var fromAddress = &quot;emailAddress&quot;;
        var toAddress = eml;
        const string fromPassword = &quot;*****&quot;;
        string body = &quot;Welcome..&quot;;
     // smtp settings
        var smtp = new System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient();
           {
             smtp.Host = &quot;smtp.office365.com&quot;;
             smtp.Port = 587;
             smtp.EnableSsl = true;
             
             smtp.DeliveryMethod = System.Net.Mail.SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network;
             smtp.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(fromAddress, fromPassword);
             smtp.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
             smtp.Timeout = 600000;
           }
      // Passing values to smtp object
         smtp.Send(fromAddress, toAddress, subject, body);
         }
      } 
     }



5.7.57 SMTP - Client was not authenticated to send anonymous mail during MAIL FROM error

I am using SMTP mail for sending mail using Laravel. Everything working perfect other than office365 mail settings.

Settings I have used is as below:

    SMTP HOST = smtp.office365.com
    SMTP PORT = 587
    SMTP ENCRYPTION = tls
    SMTP USER = username(email)
    SMTP PASS = password

Error i am getting is:

&gt; 554 5.2.0
&gt; STOREDRV.Submission.Exception:SendAsDeniedException.MapiExceptionSendAsDenied;
&gt; Failed to process message due to a permanent exception with message
&gt; Cannot submit message


I have already searched google a lot for this error everybody says about clutter like this link
[Solution to this error][1]
But I personally don&#39;t find any clutter after followed all the steps mentioned.

I cannot log in this email as it&#39;s our client email id and I don&#39;t have permission to log in.

I also created one outlook email id and test this email setting. 
It worked like charm. 
I don&#39;t know what is wrong with Client email id.

Any suggestions would be great.

  [1]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3132755/554-5-2-0-storedrv-deliver-exception-objectnotfoundexception-mapiexcep

Unable to send SMTP mails using office365 settings

I know about **Data URI**s in which [`base64`][1] encoded data can be used inline such as images. Today I received an email actually an spam one in which there was an animated (gif) icon in its subject:

![enter image description here][2]

Here is the icon alone:

![enter image description here][3]

So the only thing did cross my mind was all about Data URIs and if Gmail allows some sort of emoticons to be inserted in subject. I saw the full detailed version of email and pointed to subject line at the below picture:

![enter image description here][4]

So GIF comes from `=?UTF-8?B?876Urg==?=` encoded string which is similar to Data URI scheme however I couldn&#39;t get the icon out of it. Here is element HTML source:

![enter image description here][5]

Long story short, there are lots of emoticons from `https://mail.google.com/mail/e/XXX` where `XXX` are hexadecimal numbers. They are documented nowhere or I couldn&#39;t find it. If that&#39;s about Data URI, so how is it possible to include them in Gmail&#39;s email subject? (I forwarded that email to a yahoo email account, seeing `[?]` instead of icon) and if it&#39;s not, then how that encoded string is parsed?


  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64
  [2]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/AHP8U.jpg
  [3]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/zrSN6.gif
  [4]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/5fKt1.jpg
  [5]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/ltVjN.jpg

Animated icon in email subject

I&#39;ve setup DMARC policy on my domain.

But every day I recieve an XML report from Google.

I don&#39;t understand what the problem is?

The report is:

    &lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; ?&gt;
    &lt;feedback&gt;
      &lt;report_metadata&gt;
        &lt;org_name&gt;google.com&lt;/org_name&gt;
        &lt;email&gt;noreply-dmarc-support@google.com&lt;/email&gt;
        &lt;extra_contact_info&gt;http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?answer=2466580&lt;/extra_contact_info&gt;
        &lt;report_id&gt;7241837801886321635&lt;/report_id&gt;
        &lt;date_range&gt;
          &lt;begin&gt;1431388800&lt;/begin&gt;
          &lt;end&gt;1431475199&lt;/end&gt;
        &lt;/date_range&gt;
      &lt;/report_metadata&gt;
      &lt;policy_published&gt;
        &lt;domain&gt;rigweb.ru&lt;/domain&gt;
        &lt;adkim&gt;r&lt;/adkim&gt;
        &lt;aspf&gt;r&lt;/aspf&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;none&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;sp&gt;none&lt;/sp&gt;
        &lt;pct&gt;100&lt;/pct&gt;
      &lt;/policy_published&gt;
      &lt;record&gt;
        &lt;row&gt;
          &lt;source_ip&gt;144.76.154.188&lt;/source_ip&gt;
          &lt;count&gt;2&lt;/count&gt;
          &lt;policy_evaluated&gt;
            &lt;disposition&gt;none&lt;/disposition&gt;
            &lt;dkim&gt;pass&lt;/dkim&gt;
            &lt;spf&gt;pass&lt;/spf&gt;
          &lt;/policy_evaluated&gt;
        &lt;/row&gt;
        &lt;identifiers&gt;
          &lt;header_from&gt;site.ru&lt;/header_from&gt;
        &lt;/identifiers&gt;
        &lt;auth_results&gt;
          &lt;dkim&gt;
            &lt;domain&gt;rigweb.ru&lt;/domain&gt;
            &lt;result&gt;pass&lt;/result&gt;
          &lt;/dkim&gt;
          &lt;spf&gt;
            &lt;domain&gt;site.ru&lt;/domain&gt;
            &lt;result&gt;pass&lt;/result&gt;
          &lt;/spf&gt;
        &lt;/auth_results&gt;
      &lt;/record&gt;
    &lt;/feedback&gt;

My DMARC Policy:

    v=DMARC1; sp=none; aspf=r; p=none; rua=mailto: support@site.ru

How can I solve the problem?


Why do I receive a DMARC report everyday?

I have an email almost 4 years ago, which has Zip file in attachments containing executable jar file. I want to download that file. But, nowadays gmail doesn&#39;t allow to send or receive any executable file. Can anybody help me how can I download that zip from from my email?    

Not able to download Zip file from gmail which contains executable Jar in it

I need to create a Google App Script to respond to machine generated emails, except those also sent to one colleague or contain a particular topic outside my responsibility. 

I&#39;ve been trying to use the `GmailApp.search` API which includes all mail from user X but NOT those emails which are also addressed to user Y NOR those containing &quot;junk_term&quot;. I want the emails archived and to skip the inbox.

I created a query like so:

     &quot;from:(user_X@address.com) -{user_Y@address.com OR junk_term}&quot;

But it appears not to return any results.

How to use &quot;not&quot; in Gmail filters?

I try again and again to test sending an email from localhost but I still cannot. I don&#39;t know anymore how to do it. I try search to find solution but I cannot find one. I edited config/mail.php: 

    &lt;?php
    
    return [
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | Mail Driver
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | Laravel supports both SMTP and PHP&#39;s &quot;mail&quot; function as drivers for the
        | sending of e-mail. You may specify which one you&#39;re using throughout
        | your application here. By default, Laravel is setup for SMTP mail.
        |
        | Supported: &quot;smtp&quot;, &quot;mail&quot;, &quot;sendmail&quot;, &quot;mailgun&quot;, &quot;mandrill&quot;, &quot;ses&quot;, &quot;log&quot;
        |
        */
    
        &#39;driver&#39; =&gt; env(&#39;MAIL_DRIVER&#39;, &#39;smtp&#39;),
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | SMTP Host Address
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | Here you may provide the host address of the SMTP server used by your
        | applications. A default option is provided that is compatible with
        | the Mailgun mail service which will provide reliable deliveries.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;host&#39; =&gt; env(&#39;MAIL_HOST&#39;, &#39;smtp.gmail.com&#39;),
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | SMTP Host Port
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | This is the SMTP port used by your application to deliver e-mails to
        | users of the application. Like the host we have set this value to
        | stay compatible with the Mailgun e-mail application by default.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;port&#39; =&gt; env(&#39;MAIL_PORT&#39;, 587),
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | Global &quot;From&quot; Address
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | You may wish for all e-mails sent by your application to be sent from
        | the same address. Here, you may specify a name and address that is
        | used globally for all e-mails that are sent by your application.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;from&#39; =&gt; [&#39;address&#39; =&gt; &#39;myemail@gmail.com&#39;, &#39;name&#39; =&gt; &#39;Do not Reply&#39;],
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | E-Mail Encryption Protocol
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | Here you may specify the encryption protocol that should be used when
        | the application send e-mail messages. A sensible default using the
        | transport layer security protocol should provide great security.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;encryption&#39; =&gt; env(&#39;MAIL_ENCRYPTION&#39;, &#39;tls&#39;),
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | SMTP Server Username
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | If your SMTP server requires a username for authentication, you should
        | set it here. This will get used to authenticate with your server on
        | connection. You may also set the &quot;password&quot; value below this one.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;username&#39; =&gt; env(&#39;MAIL_USERNAME&#39;),
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | SMTP Server Password
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | Here you may set the password required by your SMTP server to send out
        | messages from your application. This will be given to the server on
        | connection so that the application will be able to send messages.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;password&#39; =&gt; env(&#39;MAIL_PASSWORD&#39;),
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | Sendmail System Path
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | When using the &quot;sendmail&quot; driver to send e-mails, we will need to know
        | the path to where Sendmail lives on this server. A default path has
        | been provided here, which will work well on most of your systems.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;sendmail&#39; =&gt; &#39;/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs&#39;,
    
        /*
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | Mail &quot;Pretend&quot;
        |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | When this option is enabled, e-mail will not actually be sent over the
        | web and will instead be written to your application&#39;s logs files so
        | you may inspect the message. This is great for local development.
        |
        */
    
        &#39;pretend&#39; =&gt; false,
    
    ];
    `

 
and I edited `.env` file like this already:

    MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
    MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
    MAIL_PORT=587
    MAIL_USERNAME=myemail@gmail.com
    MAIL_PASSWORD=password
    MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null


It still produced error like this:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/hGO3O.png

How to to send mail using gmail in Laravel?

Recently I&#39;ve implemented 2FA for my WebAPI using IdentityServer3. Everything works as expected if the login is made locally (using the `IUserService`).
Now, I want to be able to do this login by issuing a partial login cookie. This means that I have an API method (POST) that will let the users do a partial login without entering the main page.
To issue the authentication cookie this is what I do (Based on IdentityServer3 Extensions method):

    _owinContext.Environment.IssueLoginCookie(new AuthenticatedLogin
    {
        IdentityProvider = Constants.ExternalAuthenticationType,
        Subject = userId,
        Name = identityId,
        Claims = new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, identityId) },
        AuthenticationMethod = Constants.AuthenticationMethods.TwoFactorAuthentication
    });

After this, I redirect the user back to the login page and he fully logs into the application bypassing the 2FA step. I was hoping that this would make the user partially logged in but instead, it fully logged in the user.

**Note:** The way I have Two Factor implemented is based on the `AuthenticateLocalAsync` method from the `IUserService`. Here I update the `AuthenticateResult` to use the constructor with the redirect path. The API method does not call the `IUserService`. It simply issues the login cookie.

**Edit:**
So after checking the IdentityServer3 internal implementation, I&#39;m now able to make the user go through the 2FA screens. The problem now is when the partial login is successful (authentication codes match) I redirect the user to the resume URL and it leads to a 500 error page (no exception thrown or logs shown). If this happens with a normal page login everything works.

Handle the user post request to login:

    var messageId = clientIdentifier;
    
    var claims = new List&lt;Claim&gt;();
    (...)
    
    var authenticationContext = new ExternalAuthenticationContext
    {
    	ExternalIdentity = new ExternalIdentity() { Provider = &quot;API&quot;, Claims = claims },
    };
    
    await _userService.AuthenticateExternalAsync(authenticationContext);
    var authResult = authenticationContext.AuthenticateResult;
    
    var ctx = new PostAuthenticationContext
    {
    	AuthenticateResult = authResult
    };
    
    var id = authResult.User.Identities.FirstOrDefault();
    var props = new AuthenticationProperties();
    var resumeId = CryptoRandom.CreateUniqueId();
    
    var resumeLoginUrl = _owinContext.GetPartialLoginResumeUrl(resumeId);
    var resumeLoginClaim = new Claim(Constants.ClaimTypes.PartialLoginReturnUrl, resumeLoginUrl);
    id.AddClaim(resumeLoginClaim);
    id.AddClaim(new Claim(GetClaimTypeForResumeId(resumeId), messageId));
    
    // add url to start login process over again (which re-triggers preauthenticate)
    var restartUrl = _owinContext.GetPartialLoginRestartUrl(messageId);
    id.AddClaim(new Claim(Constants.ClaimTypes.PartialLoginRestartUrl, restartUrl));
    
    _owinContext.Authentication.SignIn(props, id);
    
    // Sends the user to the 2FA pages (where he needs to insert the validation code).
    // At this point the user is successfuly partially logged in.
    var redirectUrl = GetRedirectUrl(authResult);
    return Redirect(redirectUrl);


After inserting the 2FA code the user should be fully loggge in after entering the resume URL:

    
    if (isAuthCodeValid)
    {
    	var resumeUrl = await owinContext.Environment.GetPartialLoginResumeUrlAsync();
    	
    	// Redirects the user to resume URL. This is not working if authentication is done by API but is working with normal local authentication.
       // With API it redirects to a page which eventually will have 500 error (no logs or exceptions being shown)
    	return Redirect(resumeUrl);
    }
    


Did you guys ever try to do something like this or is this even possible?



Content Type	Original Author	Original Content on Stackoverflow
Question	user217648	View Question on Stackoverflow
Solution 1 - Smtp	Stoyan Dimov	View Answer on Stackoverflow
Solution 2 - Smtp	RichTBreak	View Answer on Stackoverflow

Sending email fails when two factor authentication is on for Gmail

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All inclusive Charset to avoid "java.nio.charset.MalformedInputException: Input length = 1"?

Convert a file path to Uri in Android

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