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

[Amey Abhyankar]

Hello Mayuresh,

On Sun, 1 May 2022 at 20:12, Mayuresh via plug-mail <plug-mail at plug.org.in>
wrote:

> 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.
>

Did the change impact functionality for you after 30-May-2022?
I am curious to know thanks.

Regards,
Amey.

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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