Actually, that article states that app passwords will be the exception to
this rule.
What they are removing firmly is the ability to use a username, me
@gmail.com
and password,
thisismypassowrd,
log in doors.
app passwords, like those discussed in my post, and in Carlos's will
remain.
Kare
On Mon, 20 May 2024, Damion Yates via Alpine-info wrote:
Unfortunately Google are turning off application specific passwords this
autumn. https://support.google.com/a/answer/14114704?hl=en
However when I use xoauth2 it doesn't require me to reauthenticate every
few days, so something must be going on differently for Marc.
I don't actually use this method most of the time as I let the python app
offlineimap. This syncs my mail to a small Maildir repository and alpine
patched for Maildir support accesses that locally with no auth. offlineimap
also doesn't require constant reauthentication.
- Damion
On Sunday 19 May 2024, Carlos E. R. via Alpine-info <
[email protected]> wrote:
On 2024-05-19 01:59, Marc Lytle via Alpine-info wrote:
Hello all,
I have set up Alpine with Gmail and I'm able to successfully connect to
the Gmail account and access/send email. The issue is that this just stops
working after a couple of days. This is coming from a WSL environment
(Ubuntu). I have the master password set up and if necessary I can open the
links provided in Alpine and work through the steps to re-auquthorize it.
The weird thing is that each time I'm pulling down the exact same token
from Gmail. The Google account info says that the access "Does not expire"
but it still stops working. I have a master password file set up.
If I were to main user of this account, then this would be an annoyance
and nothing more, but this is set up for a blind woman who is still
learning to interact with the screen reader. She is not able at this time
to go through those steps. So, if there is a way to keep the authentication
going on Alpine's end, I'd love to hear it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.
I don't have personal experience with that method; I use a different one.
While someone with experience with your method comes, I'll explain mine.
I use gmail application passwords. The idea is that you generate in the
web interface of Google a password for each application you use, in this
case Alpine. This password is random, longish, and seems to be permanent.
But it requires that you have that second factor auth thing enabled.
<https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en>
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)
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Damion Yates - [email protected]
London, England
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