[Alpine-info] Gmail Access

[Karen Lewellen via Alpine-info]

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 <

> 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

>