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Receiving emails - IMAP Authentication with OAuth 2.0

Added by Sir Will 4 months ago

Hello,

is there currently any option to configure the receiving of emails with IMAP via OAuth? I'm currently using Gmail with plain Username + Password authentication, but this will probably no longer work soon:

Starting May 30, 2022, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255

Replies (4)

RE: Receiving emails - IMAP Authentication with OAuth 2.0 - Added by Simon Song 2 months ago

+1

Anyone with a solution to this?

RE: Receiving emails - IMAP Authentication with OAuth 2.0 - Added by Tomoko Shimizu 2 months ago

+1

I think the procedure described on this page may be helpful. I have not tried it yet.

"Setting Up OAUTH2 Support for Fetchmail and Postfix"
http://mmogilvi.users.sourceforge.net/software/oauthbearer.html

RE: Receiving emails - IMAP Authentication with OAuth 2.0 - Added by Sir Will 2 months ago

I have created an App Password now, which requires 2FA to be enabled for the Google account, but seems to work so far. (https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833)

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