[Alpine-info] Gmail Access

[Damion Yates via Alpine-info]

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 <
alpine-info at u.washington.edu> 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>

>

>

> --

> Cheers / Saludos,

>

>                 Carlos E. R.

>                 (from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)

>

>


-- 
Damion Yates - damion.yates at gmail.com
London, England
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