Re: does anyone use nmh's Google OAuth mechanism?

[David Levine]

Bob wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:29:32 -0700 David Levine  sez:
> >
> > OAuth can also be used to send.  It would be enabled using these nmh
> > send(1)/post(8) switches:
> > -saslmech xoauth2 -authservice gmail
> >
> > after logging in with mhlogin(1).
> >
> > David
>
> I too use fetchmail(1).  (Too lazy to change.  B-)  But I use it
> _just_ to fetch email from Gmail to my laptop, not to send.  I
> never knew it had that capability 

Whoops, I should have said that OAuth can be used to authenticate when
sending.  fetchmail can't send.

David

Re: does anyone use nmh's Google OAuth mechanism?

[Bob Carragher]

On Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:29:32 -0700 David Levine  sez:

> Michael wrote:
>
> > David Levine  wrote:
> > > If you use nmh's mhlogin(1) to login to Gmail, then you
> > > use nmh's Google OAuth mechanism.  Please let me know
> > > if you use it.
> >
> > I try do, but I think that I fell back to fetchmail on my
> > laptop.
>
> Glad to hear that.
>
> OAuth can also be used to send.  It would be enabled using these nmh
> send(1)/post(8) switches:
> -saslmech xoauth2 -authservice gmail
>
> after logging in with mhlogin(1).
>
> David

I too use fetchmail(1).  (Too lazy to change.  B-)  But I use it
_just_ to fetch email from Gmail to my laptop, not to send.  I
never knew it had that capability 

Bob