Re: [Fetchmail-users] Oauth, gmail, docs/guide?

[joe a <joe...@j4...>]

On 6/12/2022 2:36 PM, Dennis Putnam wrote:
> I've just gone through the same thing. It turns out that OAuth2 is not 
> necessary. Log on to your google mail user and set up 2 factor 
> authentication. Go to "Manage account'. Select "Security" and enable 2 
> factor authentication. One that is done go back to security to "App 
> passwords." Follow that process and get a key. Use that key as the 
> password in your fetchmailrc and you will be good to go.
> 

Thanks, you've saved me a lot of investigative work! (apologies to Nick 
Danger)

joe a.

(I sent this yesterday, but appears not to have posted.  Please excuse 
any double post)