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You need to set up an app specific password [1] and use that for IMAP. [1] https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/
by eloh 6y ago
You need to set up an app specific password [1] and use that for IMAP.
[1] https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en
- tankenmate 6y agoOr better yet use the IMAP / SMTP Oauth2 auth mechanism; https://developers.google.com/gmail/imap/xoauth2-protocol https://developers.google.com/gmail/imap/xoauth2-protocol
- nanna 6y agoGuide to setting up OAuth2 in offlineimap: https://hobo.house/2017/07/17/using-offlineimap-with-the-gmail-imap-api/ https://hobo.house/2017/07/17/using-offlineimap-with-the-gma...
- matheusmoreira 6y agoDo mutt and git-send-email have support for OAuth2?
- tankenmate 6y agoNot sure, I know that newer versions of thunderbird and k9 do, but you may need remove the account and re-create it; I didn't test changing the settings myself, I just deleted the old accounts and re-created them as IMAP / oauth.
- chadcatlett 6y agoI don't know about git-send-mail, but mainline mutt has oauth2 support for imap4, pop3, and smtp. I haven't used it but it looks like it pushes the oauth2 token refresh off to an external script.
- dgudkov 6y agoThe problem with OAuth and Google is that Google requires from 3rd party vendors verification and it's very hard to obtain. Unsurprisingly, Google rejects requests for verification without any explanation and ignores any follow up communication.
- pmlnr 6y agoI despise oauth2 reauthentication requests in a mail client. It's insanely annoying.
- throwaway49872 6y agoIt does not work on some group accounts.
- rtx 6y agoThey have turned it back on.