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#!/bin/cat
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$Id: FAQ.Passwords_on_Windows.txt,v 1.5 2018/06/11 22:35:10 gilles Exp gilles $
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This document is also available online at
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https://imapsync.lamiral.info/FAQ.d/
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https://imapsync.lamiral.info/FAQ.d/FAQ.Passwords_on_Windows.txt
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Imapsync issues with passwords on Windows.
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Related documentation:
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http://www.robvanderwoude.com/escapechars.php
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3288552/how-can-i-escape-an-exclamation-mark-in-cmd-scripts
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In case you're brave and relentless, understand and try this:
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http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1733
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Q. On Windows, some passwords contain $ or other special characters
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like one more of the nine characters $%&<>|^"!
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Login fails.
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R0. Change the password so that only normal characters remain.
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It's often a quick and good solution. If you care about
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strong password policy, just make it longer.
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If you can't avoid special characters use no problematic
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characters such as underscore _ or minus - or comma , or dot.
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If you can't change passwords then read on and good luck!
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R1. Enclose passwords between ""
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imapsync ... --password1 "zzz$zz$$z"
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R2. Prefix each $ character with a ^ since ^ is the escape character
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on Windows
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imapsync ... --password1 zzz^$zz^$^$z
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For a password that is exactly the 8 characters string $%&<>|^"
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you have to enter
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imapsync ... --password1 "$%%&<>|^"^"
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The exclamation mark ! does not have to be escaped sometimes,
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so have a try.
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Q. On Windows, some passwords begin with an equal = character.
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Login fails. What can I do?
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R. Use twice equals == characters instead; For example, if =secret
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is the password then use:
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imapsync ... --password1 ==secret
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or even
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imapsync ... --password1 "==secret"
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