On 2022-05-12, Virgo Pärna <virgo.pa...@mail.ee> wrote: > On Wed, 11 May 2022 20:09:14 +0200, Fero Dali <ferod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Sorry for misunderstanding: it seems that my account will continue to work >> but >> ability to download mail with POP3 without OAUTH2 will be unavailable. >> > > Actually, even without OAUTH2 it should be still possible. With > two factor authentication enabled it is possible to generate app > password for use with standard authentication.
Yeah, this all seems like a tempest in a fictious teapot. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Backup_Gmail_with_getmail Troubleshooting Depending on your Gmail security, you may be left with this error when running getmail: getmailrc: credential/login error ([ALERT] Please log in via your web browser: https://support.google.com/mail/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=78754 (Failure)) 0 messages (0 bytes) retrieved, 0 skipped To bypass this Gmail security feature, one must enable access for less secure apps
