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What does this mean for IMAPS w/application specific passwords? It's a really sad statement to say outloud, but if turning this on means my emacs mail client I

• dgacmu 9y ago
  You're correct: > For secure access, you will need to use the Gmail app or Inbox by Gmail.
  • codemac 9y ago
    The end is nigh.
• Diederich 9y ago
  It says that no non-Google app will be able to access your stuff.
  • camiller 9y ago
    It says that no non-Google app can currently access your stuff, but they are open to other apps being more secure. "...limiting full access to your Gmail and Drive to specific apps. For now, these will only be Google apps, but we expect to expand these in the future." https://www.blog.google/topics/safety-security/googles-strongest-security-those-who-need-it-most/ https://www.blog.google/topics/safety-security/googles-stron...
• fixermark 9y ago
  Could you, hypothetically, still set up a mail forwarding rule in the Gmail client to hand your mail over to another server?
  • davidcbc 9y ago
    Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the advanced security? Now the other server becomes the weak link
    • btgeekboy 9y ago
      Or, that other server can be behind a firewall and require a VPN for client access, or be locked down in one of many other ways.