Re: [Fetchmail-users] Is Oauth supported?

[Carlos E. R. <car...@op...>]

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On 2015-11-18 09:23, Matthias Andree wrote:
> Am 17.11.2015 um 15:17 schrieb Carlos E. R.:


> 
> First, Is configuring "access for less secure apps" on the Google
> end an option, and would it help?

Maybe. I'll try. This oauth thing is new to me: other accounts I have
with gmail work fine with fetchmail, so I assume that "less secure
setting" is enabled, but newer accounts get it automatically.


> Fetchmail does not talk HTTP, and OAuth2 is breaking media.
> Checking Google's SASL XOAUTH2 spec, it seems we'd need to write an
> HTML client, a JSON parser, perhaps a cookie handler, a callback to
> the user (which is incompatible with cron rigging and daemon mode
> setups) per the "limited-input devices" MSC on 
> https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2.

... (long quote removed)

I see. Thanks for the extensive explanation :-)


> If Google want to force you to use a browser, that's fine - only 
> fetchmail won't be that browser.

No, I don't want that either!
Fetchmail is a wonderful app as it is. I just was not aware of what
this oauth2 is.

I guess it works with Thunderbird because it has access to a browser
internally. I got a pop-up message the first time with some info. I
should have taken a photo.


- -- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
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