[arch-general] offlineimap + gmail : don't sync anymore

[Oon-Ee Ng]

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 5:35 PM, arnaud gaboury <arnaud.gaboury at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a Mutt+msmtp+offlineimap set up. This has been working very
> well for the past weeks.
> offlineimap is croned each 3 minutes.
>
> Since one hour, Mutt is no more receiving incoming emails. I only see
> them on the gmail website or on my mobile device.
> When I run $offlineimap it returns this error:
>
>  ERROR: Exceptions occurred during the run!
> ERROR: While attempting to sync account 'Gmail'
>   [ALERT] Account exceeded command or bandwidth limits. (Failure)
>
>
> After some readings, it seems this is a common issue, but I couldn't
> find any clear answer how to deal with it. Then, I have no idea why
> suddenly one hour ago offlineimap stop syncing as I didn't received
> neither sent any attached files!
>
> Please help if someone knows how to deal.
>
> Regards.

You probably set it to sync too often. Stop trying to sync for a day
or so (and set your frequency lower). Contrary to popular belief,
being 10 minutes late getting an email probably WON'T get you killed
or fired =)