Re: Gmail OAuth2 in git send-email

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 4, 2021, 05:35 UTC
Message-ID: <60b9bba4b792c_3bd685208ec@natae.notmuch>
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cSXbCTymdrUOZwFBeUNMWuhnGb91Ar9Jth2cHCG2xav+g@mail.gmail.com>

Eric Sunshine wrote:

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> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 9:11 PM Felipe Contreras
> <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Eric Sunshine wrote:
> > > Google requires 2fa to be enabled in order to create app passwords,
> >
> > That doesn't make sense.
> 
> What doesn't make sense? My statement?

Your statement.

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> > It's like complaining that you need to lose a limb in order to use
> > prostetics...
> > App passwords are a suboptimal solution in case you cannot use 2fa for a
> > certain application.
> 
> Nevertheless, that's what Google requires.

No. Google doesn't require app passwords, nor 2fa.

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> > If you cannot use 2fa for any application, then don't enable 2fa, and
> > then you don't need an app password. Just use your regular password.
> 
> Google has been clamping down on "regular password" use for
> third-party applications/sign-ins for several years now and they
> heavily discourage it.

Perhaps, but they don't requier 2fa. If you don't want to use 2fa, then use regular passwords.

Or just don't use Gmail.

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Felipe Contreras