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eh? using your g suite password for email is a huge mistake. the problem isn't the password auth per se, it's that the permissions you grant if the password is
by jiveturkey 7y ago
eh? using your g suite password for email is a huge mistake. the problem isn't the password auth per se, it's that the permissions you grant if the password is exposed are vast, not limited to just sending/receiving email.
that said, why they insist on turning it off, rather than just use ASPs, is a bit unfriendly. but it's definitely not because they are treating you as a child.
- icefog 7y agoNot if the sole purpose of that account is email and nothing more. I should be able to make decisions about what an account is used for and how to authenticate, even if that's the "wrong" or "less-secure" decision.
- jiveturkey 7y agoThat's a complex (more than necessary) product roadmap, to support the negligible percentage of users that can actually use it "securely". When it comes to security, the typical user leans towards making the wrong choices given the freedom to do so. You also aren't being denied the capability. There are seemingly innumerable mail hosting services that will let you do IMAP with normal password. You can also host it yourself, using gmail as relay service if you desire.