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$Id: FAQ.Passwords_on_Windows.txt,v 1.3 2017/01/06 14:11:13 gilles Exp gilles $

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             Imapsync issues with passwords on Windows.
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http://www.robvanderwoude.com/escapechars.php
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3288552/how-can-i-escape-an-exclamation-mark-in-cmd-scripts

In case you're brave and relentless, understand and try this:
http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1733

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Q. On Windows, some passwords contain $ characters. Login fails.

R1. Enclose passwords between ""

    imapsync ... --password1 "zzz$zz$$z"

R2. Prefix each $ character with a ^ since ^ is the escape character
    on Windows

    imapsync ... --password1 zzz^$zz^$^$z

For a password that is exactly the 8 characters string $%&<>|^"
you have to enter

    imapsync ... --password1 "$%%&<>|^"^"

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Q. On Windows, some passwords begin with an equal = character. 
   Login fails. What can I do?

R. Use twice equals == characters instead; For example, if =secret 
   is the password then use:

    imapsync ... --password1 ==secret

or even

    imapsync ... --password1 "==secret"

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