[PLUG] 30 May Gmail deadline : what should mutt users do?

[Mayuresh]

On Sun, May 01, 2022 at 08:02:50PM +0530, शंतनू via plug-mail wrote:
> AFAIU, there would there would be any change for 'device specific
> passwords'. Also, if you are using 2FA, sign in using google account
> credentials is already disabled.

I am using "app specific passwords" and sign-in using google account is
disabled. But there are differing views about whether this arrangement
would sustain beyond 30 May. (E.g. [1]) Google hasn't assured that it
would. They are only talking about whether they find the authentication
protocol secure or not - whatever it means, not objectively stated.

Such a large email provider should have communicated it better and also
provided an environment to test it out beforehand instead of keeping
people guessing and directly pulling the plug on some.

[1]
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/are-there-any-ppc-email-clients-which-will-be-able-to-continue-using-gmail-after-30-may-2022.2337982/?post=30934504#post-30934504

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Mayuresh