[Users] Oauth2 Gmail not working

[sgeneris at comcast.net]

I was trying to logon and retrieve mail.

However, 2 days later it has recovered and is working
again. Weird.

Thanx for responding.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Fletcher" <David at megapico.co.uk>
To: "users at lists.claws-mail.org" <users at lists.claws-mail.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:32:04 +0000
Subject: Re: [Users] Oauth2 Gmail not working

> On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:55:13 -0800, sgeneris at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > Outh2 GMail stopped working today.
> >
> > Instead of sending a code to my phone
> > it says Claws is being tested and refers me
> > to the developer.
> >
> > Pls advise.
> 
> More information that it "stopped working" is needed. What were you
> trying to do at the time? Has it worked in the past or never worked?
> It's working fine for Gmail here.
> 
> Claws is a desktop email client. The Oauth2 setup does not send a code to
> your phone. If you're trying to set up a desktop by doing some part of
> the Oauth2 authorisation process on your phone it will never work as the
> authorisation process will never be able to register its authorisation
> response on your computer.
> 
> The message about Claws being tested suggests you have the Client ID
> registration with Google set up wrong so it has expired. See the FAQ
> about how to do this, including a warning about being signed into the
> wrong google account if you have more than one:
> https://claws-mail.org/faq/index.php/Oauth2#Setting_up_OAuth_2.0_for_Gmail
> 
> Is the status of your ClientID registration set as "Publishing status
> (of project): 'In Production'"? The FAQ explains what happens if this
> is set to 'testing' - maybe this is the problem? This can lead to
> "each authorization code will only last for seven days" as mentioned
> in the FAQ.
> 
> Regards, David.
> 
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