[sylpheed:37115] Re: Gmail accounts no longer accessible from Sylpheed?

José Luis González bugs.jlg at gmail.com
Thu Jun 2 05:40:43 JST 2022


On Wed, 1 Jun 2022 00:27:21 +0300
Anton Shepelev <anton.txt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jose Luis Gonzalez to Anton Shepelev:
> 
> > > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
> > >
> > > To put it short:--
> > >
> > >   1. activate two-step verification,
> > >   2. generate an app password,
> > >   3. use the latter in the client.
> >
> > Thanks a lot for the info, Anton.
> 
> You are welcome, Jose, but mark that although it is already
> the first of June, Gmail continues work with Sylpheed
> without any changes of configuration.  Perhaps they tried to
> play chicken with us and lost?

I hope that is the case. Let's pray they don't make the stupid move.

> 
> > May we known which is the second step verification method?
> 
> I fear I do not understand your question.  English is not
> our native tongue, so we have trouble communicating in it.
> Can you please re-write your question in other words?  Do
> other readers here understand enquiry?

You say we have to activate two-step verification. The first
verification step I understand is the app password. I wonder what the
second step would be.

Best regards,
José Luis


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