Re:Google will disable all but OAuth for IMAP, SMTP and POP ...
by anthk on Friday January 19, 2024 @06:48AM
(#39054387)
My SO uses GMail and anything but Thunderbird it's a hellish nightmare to setup.
On the HN comments about "but my secUrity"... who cares. Get a good and long password and use TLS everywhere. This is enshittification and pure EEE tactics against public standards and free sofware email clients and yet these careless users applaud it.
Re:Google will disable all but OAuth for IMAP, SMTP and POP ...
by warkdarrior on Friday January 19, 2024 @04:41PM
(#39061594)
The nice thing with public standards is that you do not have to patronize providers who do not comply with the standards.
"Tip: App passwords aren’t recommended and are unnecessary in most cases."
"Tip: Don’t create an app password unless the app or device you want to connect to your account doesn’t have 'Sign in with Google.'"
"To help protect your account, we revoke your app passwords when you change your Google Account password."
"Tip: If the app offers 'Sign in with Google,' we recommend you use that feature to connect the app to your Google Account."
"If you use a non-Google app and can't sign in, the app's sign-in process might not be secure. Try to update to the latest version of the app and use 'Sign in with Google,' if it’s an option."
Yeah, no problem at all. I'm sure it's going to work flawlessly and effortlessly.