Neven Sajko <nsa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gmail by default doesn't allow usage through send-email. > They say that send-email is "less secure" and that enabling it > makes it easier to break into my account. > > Is send-email really less secure than the Gmail web browser > interface?
Like any email client, git send-email is only as secure as your own practices. It can use git's native git-credential system for handling passwords. According to the following post from Javier, you will need an extra password if you have two-factor auth enabled with Gmail: http://mid.gmane.org/calzvapn9kjxcpo+zayub6rsng747u4a7e_m_hdg+uh-uz8u...@mail.gmail.com Additionally, since (AFAIK) you can still get multiple Gmail accounts, there's no reason you need to use your primary email account (that might be tied to your private/personal life) for sending patches to a public mailing list. Disclaimer: I have little experience with Gmail myself and do not endorse Google (or any corporation). I just care deeply about the continued existence of vendor-neutral messaging. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
