[Users] Making auth easier: OAuth 2.0 for Google APIs

[Ricardo Mones]

On Sun, Feb 04, 2018 at 06:06:47AM -0500, Jerry wrote:
> I know it has been asked before; however, I was wondering if there was any
> interest in adapting claws-mail to use the two part authentication as
> described by Google here:
> https://developers.googleblog.com/2011/03/making-auth-easier-oauth-20-for-google.html

Sure, do you have a good patch?

> Microsoft has apparently added support for it:
> https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/09/12/microsoft-finally-adds-imap-and-oauth-support-to-outlook-com/

And IMAP access using password is still enabled.

> Yahoo has stated that they are going to soon be blocking MUAs that don't
> employ it.

Losing users just because...? Really? ;-)
They've also done what the OAuth inventors did:
https://blog.context.io/yahoos-less-secure-app-setting-2203fcef54f

best regards,
-- 
  Ricardo Mones 
  ~
  Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but 
  that's not why we do it.                            Richard Feynman

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