Michael wrote: > On Thursday 26 September 2024 08:28:47 BST Dale wrote: >> ssmtp stopped working with a conventional password when Google >> introduced 2- > Step-Verification for their GMail account. Consequently, to be able to > continue using ssmtp you need to set up an 'App Password' and use the 16- > character password generated by Google to login: > > https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833 > > It used to be the case you could set up an 'App Password' without having to > provide them with your phone number and other 'none-of-their-business' > personal information, but for some years now they have been asking for more > information to allow you to complete setting up 'App Password' for your > Google > account(s) and device(s). >
I also tried the 16 character password method too. It still didn't work. >>> I would never use a free Email service to send -- its worth exactly >>> what you pay for! > When the service is offered as being supposedly 'free', you, by providing > your > data, is the product. > > >> Well, I been wanting to switch but can't find one I know I will like >> long term. I don't want to switch then not like it and have to switch >> again. Then maybe repeat that a few times. I was thinking about >> switching to startmail but they started this captcha stuff which makes >> their website unusable for me. Every time I clicked on something, >> captcha. Click on something else, captcha. I stopped using startpage >> completely after reaching out to them and basically, getting little to >> no real help. Shame really. Seemed like a good option. > Mass-market services cannot afford providing individual user support. At > best > they may provide some FAQs. Some may host a forum of sorts for users to > offer > support to other users. Oh, ... hold on! LOL! > > >> If you know a email service that isn't to expensive but is secure, not >> secure enough to block me from doing things I need to do tho, I'm open >> to ideas. I'd like something that is outside the USA if possible. You >> know, one of those countries that tells folks to go pound sand when they >> want to snoop around. ;-) > The snooping mostly takes place across borders. Your government's 3-letter > agencies will ask whichever other hosting country's agencies to share with > them any information they have about you and reciprocate accordingly. There > is no privacy on the Internet. > > That said, if you're interested in limiting opportunistic snooping, something > like this may help: > > https://proton.me/mail I'll have to check into that more. I'm not sure I could send my system emails through that tho. It sounds like it requires encryption end to end. I think. Dale :-) :-)
