[Users] aol / verizon email with claws-mail client

[Richard]

> Date: Friday, November 19, 2021 16:13:59 +0000
> From: Amadeus WM 
>
> I've been using claws-mail for many years now, with verizon mail
> and then  aol mail after it changed ownership, with no issues. 
> 
> I recently got notifications from AOL though, that said 
> 
> "AOL Mail will no longer support third-party applications (such as
> third- party email, calendar, or contact applications that weren't
> developed by  AOL) using outdated sign-in methods. We’ve noticed
> you might be using  one, so we need you to make some changes before
> December 1, 2021."
> 
> They provide some information on how to proceed for various popular
> email  clients, but of course nothing for claws-mail. For instance
> 
> https://help.aol.com/articles/allow-apps-that-use-less-secure-sign-
> in#gmail
> 
> In most cases they say we need to remove the existing account and 
> configure it again, hoping that the client will pick up the new
> settings. 
> 
> Does anyone know whether claws-mail is actually compatible with
> AOL's new  security requirements and if so, how do I configure it?
> I suspect it's  about Oauth2. 
> 

I believe it will work if you go the "generate ... app passwords"
route. There's a link to that about 1/3 down the main page you
reference above. That (I believe, I don't use verizon/aol) will
generate a unique password that you use with your "less secure" mail
client rather than the one you use for site login. With gmail you
have to toggle a "use less secure app" option too, verizon/aol may
have something like that too.