[Alpine-info] Advice needed: what SMTP server would work?

[Carlos E. R.]

On 2022-04-24 18:56, Riku Virtanen wrote:

> Hi all,

> 

> I have an issue with SMTP server and log in requirement.

> 

> Currently, my smtp setting is

> smtp.gmail.com/ssl/user=myusername at gmail.com/auth=xoauth2

> 

> Every time I log into a new wifi network, in a hotel, in train etc, I

> have to

> open a Internet browser and log into gmail, or I cannot send my emails via

> Alpine. This (log in process) is a problem when I normally use only

> command line

> prompt, and the log into Gmail need to do in startx.


Yes, gmail did that to me. They stopped when I activated 2FA in the
gmail account, and consequently started using application passwords.

This needs you configuring a phone to which they can send SMS messages
for confirmation as second factor.


> 

> Is there any free email provider with smtp support which works without

> such log in requirement?


gmx.

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Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.

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