In addition to the following Instructions:
- 1.1.4.1. Adding a Email Account
- How to configure email accounts
Mail providers change their security settings all the time, for example, Yandex in 2022 changed the way of accessing mail via SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols, also Google's security requirements have now changed, the email setup is different.
Now the account password is not suitable for mail connection in the 1C:FirstBit app. To configure the e-mail account owner must additionally make settings on his mail server.
I. If you need to add a google mail account , In order to connect mail you need to do the following:
1) enable exchange via SMTP and POP3 (or IMAP) protocols (POP protocol is used less and less often as it is insecure and many mail servers do not recommend it, IMAP is preferable).
2) Enable two-factor authorization in your Google account settings;
3) then go to the link https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords and generate a password for 1C:FirstBit application - the password will be shown to you only once, it should be memorized (copied and saved) and then used when setting up email account in 1C system.
II. If you need to add a Yandex-mail account (relevant for Russian clients), the configuration will be done as follows:
1) enable exchange via SMTP, POP, IMAP
2) enable application password settings on your account on Yandex and generate an additional password, which should be specified in the settings in the application for exchange (for example, on your phone or in the 1c program) - it is not the same password with which we usually enter the mail in the browser).
III. Use generated password in this field
