From: Matthew Ogilvie Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 17:57:22 -0600 Subject: FAQ: list gmail options including oauthbearer and app password Git-repo: https://gitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail.git Git-commit: dbeee6a0c0fc5392953f38d6f0dcffdeeb8ae141 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: fetchmail-6.5.1/fetchmail-FAQ.html =================================================================== --- fetchmail-6.5.1.orig/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ fetchmail-6.5.1/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -1956,12 +1956,28 @@ authentication schemes based on OAuth 2. users to jump through quite a few hoops, and use web browsers for signing in, and software vendors to hand in their software for sometimes paid reviews. Such is not going to happen for fetchmail. + +If this hinders access to your account through fetchmail, you have some +options:

+ -If this hinders access to your account through fetchmail, you may -need to turn on access for "less secure apps", or create an application or service specific password. - -For Google, this - at some point in time - used to live at https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps.
It is disputable whether an application that does not include web browsing capabilities or heavy-weight libraries is "less secure" as Google claims.