On 06/03/2022 02:26, Brian wrote:
On Fri 04 Mar 2022 at 10:59:45 -0500, Marc Auslander wrote:Google has now said they are pulling the plug on userid/password authentication for apps.Google's email has > On 30 May, you may lose... That's "may", not "will".
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There isn't any indication that the setting is beimg removed. Panic over?
From later in their email, on 30 May, "Google *will* no longer [...]" (emphasis mine). From their email:
"To help keep your account secure, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password. Instead, you’ll need to sign in using Sign in with Google or other more secure technologies, like OAuth 2.0."
Options include either using client software that supports OAuth2 (such as Thunderbird) or enabling 2FA on your Google account to get access to App Passwords for client software that does not yet support OAuth2 (such as K-9 Mail).
Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand