[Users] [PATCH] IMAP OAUTH2

[Chris Schrauben]

On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 17:40:27 -0500
Brian via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:

> Running Slackware64 14.2(stable) with multilib.
> Thank you to Kevin K for the link to developers mailing list with the
> patch and development going on behind this enhancement request.
> https://lists.claws-mail.org/pipermail/devel/2020-May/002489.html
> The latest (May 28) patch was downloaded and applied to the
> claws-mail.SlackBuild against latest 3.17.5 and everything built and
> runs as expected.
> 
> Testing:
> GMAIL - works as expected when generating and applying the gmail token
> on OAUTH2 prefs page.
> ZOHO - doesn't support OAUTH2, but does support Google Authenticator?
> YAHOO - nothing but problems.  Currently use Plain Text and PLAIN
> authorization and that has worked without problems for a couple of
> years.  If I go to OAUTH2 prefs page, generate the token, and change
> both Send(smtp) and Receive(imap) to OAUTH2 then it works, ONLY as
> long as I stay in that account.  If I go to another yahoo IMAP
> account and then come back to the OAUTH2 account the token no longer
> works and claws-mail asks me to supply password, which fails until
> OAUTH2 is disabled.  I also cannot send any message when OAUTH2 is
> enabled. Actually all three of my yahoo accounts refuse to send until
> I back out to 3.17.4 without OAUTH2 enabled. Summary worked for
> getting message for one session, would not send  then nothing worked.
> 
> What is the proper instructions to setup yahoo imap and smtp mail?
> 
> Willing to continue to test.
> 
> Erik, Can you review attached claw-mail.SlackBuild script to see if
> all the steps I've included are really needed?  Thanks.
> 
> Cheers, BrianA_MN

Hi BrainA_MN, I am also a fellow Slackware user, slackware64-current.
Outside of Slackware users I doubt may here understand the SlackBuild
you attached. A more useful attachment would be the patch it self.
There are also a two related bugs in the Claw Mail bug tracker. 

Chris.