Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : email-oauth2-proxy Version : 2024-09-12 Upstream Author : Simon Robinson https://simon.robinson.ac e.a. * URL : https://github.com/simonrob/email-oauth2-proxy * License : Apache-2.0 Programming Lang: Python Description : transparently add OAuth 2.0 support to IMAP/POP/SMTP client applications
Email services that support IMAP, POP and/or SMTP access are increasingly requiring the use of OAuth 2.0 to authenticate connections, but not all clients support this method. This tool creates a simple local proxy that intercepts the traditional IMAP/POP/SMTP authentication commands and transparently replaces them with the appropriate SASL (X)OAuth 2.0 commands and credentials. Your email client can continue to use the login or auth/authenticate options, with no need to make it aware of OAuth's existence. The proxy works in the background with a menu bar/taskbar helper or as a headless system service. One can use email-oauth2-proxy to access e.g. an Office 365 email account without using Outlook's build in authentication, or use Gmail without using the App Password. I plan to use this software myself @ $dayjob. Happy to contribute to any packaging effort, e.g. @ salsa in the debian namespace. Bye, Joost
