[Users] Fw: Gmail accounts in Claws-Mail

[Dustin Miller]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 20:53:07 +1200
cr <cr at orcon.net.nz> wrote:

> Thanks Dustin!   I'll file this for reference.
> I gather Oauth2 is supported in Claws 3.18.0 and  4.0.0
> onwards.   
> 
DM: You're welcome. Yes, that sounds right.
> 
> ... Debian 12 Bookworm which includes Claws 4.0.0 is expected to have
> a full release April-May 2023. So updating my Debian won't help for a
> year.   I could try and install from Sid (Testing) but I don't wanna
> risk breaking my email.
> 
DM: Another alternative is compiling Claws Mail from source. It's more
involved but can be helpful if you want/need newer features, since it
seems some distros are pretty far behind in what versions of Claws they
include. The first time I did it it took me some time to figure out how
to go about it, but now that's the only method I use.
> 
> ... Alternatively  Gmail do an App Password procedure as a compromise
> fix ...
> 
DM: I've heard of this, but haven't used it. Some have expressed a
premonition that Google will likely be phasing this out as well in the
future.
> 
> So thankyou Dustin for clarifying matters - I don't have an immediate
> solution but at least now I understand the problem   :)
> 
DM: Glad to hear it. Cheers, ---Dustin
> 
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:17:31 +0600
> Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:59:21 +1200
> > cr <cr at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> >   
> > > 
> > > Sorry if this has been asked and answered before, but does this
> > > message (below) threaten my alternate Gmail account?
> > >   
> > DM: Yes, I would imagine that your current Gmail account setup will
> > no longer work after May 30, based on the Google announcement you
> > referenced. One solution is to use OAuth 2.0 with your current
> > setup. In order to do this, you'll need to be using a version of
> > Claws that supports OAuth2 (https://www.claws-mail.org/news.php).
> > For getting OAuth set up with Gmail and Claws, probably your best
> > resources are the FAQ page
> > (https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php/Oauth2) and some of the
> > email threads on this list in the last couple months or so
> > (https://lists.claws-mail.org/pipermail/users/). Hope that helps,
> > ---Dustin  
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