On 2021-09-26 at 17:40:18 -0700, Grant Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2021-09-26, Mats Wichmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 9/26/21 10:38, [email protected] wrote: > >> On 2021-09-26 at 11:21:08 -0500, > > > >> No. I use mbsync (formerly isync) to synchronize my gmail account with > >> a local maildir folder, and while mbsync does send the app password > >> (over TLS) to google every few minutes, it doesn't need the second > >> factor. Or at least it hasn't so far (it's been a couple of years). I > >> do get periodic nags from google because I'm using a "less secure" > >> method than their web page to access my mail, but I ignore them. > > Are you using an app-specific password? Yes. It was a hoop, but not a big one. No, wait, I mean it wasn't a small, flaming, poison spiked hoop; i.e., it was fairly simple to jump through. > > Just be aware, because It's Google, this will change again at some > > point and you'll lose access. > > Of course. That's half the fun of using Google's services. ;) If it changes, I'll just forward incoming mail to my main (non-google) account and not look back. If I didn't need the account to access the google store on my android phone, I'd would have abandoned it long ago. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
