It sure did, and that seriously surprised me too. On Wed, 6 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 20:42:54 > From: Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> > To: Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> > Cc: dan d. <[email protected]>, Mouse <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html? > > Wait, your account got hacked after using Google's more secure authentication > process? > > > > On Wed, 6 Nov 2019, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > I had to create a new account on google since my original account got > > taken over after I enabled two-factor authentication. I can access my > > account using mutt and it turns out edbrowse will also work. > > The edbrowse app requires a directory structure be created described in > > the .ebrc file dropped into a user directory the first time edbrowse is > > run. The .ebrc file has to have things changed in it for user's real > > gmail accounts too. So anyone uncomfortable doing these tasks had best > > not run edbrowse. Anyone wishing to use edbrowse will have to locate > > the user manual for it where they use it and will need to read and do > > the learning curve. This is a powerful and unique tool, so use > > accordingly or handle the consequences. > > > > On Wed, 6 Nov 2019, dan d. wrote: > > > >> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 12:26:05 > >> From: dan d. <[email protected]> > >> To: Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> > >> Cc: Jude DaShiell <[email protected]>, Mouse <[email protected]>, > >> [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html? > >> > >> > >> Alpine is another text only cli mail client that can pull down gmail with > >> an imap or pop connection. It is configured in the alpine setup section. > >> > >> I'm reading this message via that approach. > >> > >> I have had an email account for some years and it still allows lynx access. > >> I think at some fairly recent point existing accounts were > >> grandfathered in and new accounts refused using lynx. > >> > >> On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > >> > >>> shellworld? > >>> I have no idea, as I have not needed to look. > >>> How does mutt manage the need for a browser, to follow e-mail links for > >>> example? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >>> > >>>> Has that shell service got mutt available? Reason I ask is mutt can be > >>>> used to read and reply to gmail once set up correctly and there's lots > >>>> of support for setting it up with gmail on the internet. > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2019 12:02:47 > >>>>> From: Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> > >>>>> To: Mouse <[email protected]> > >>>>> Cc: [email protected] > >>>>> Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html? > >>>>> > >>>>> The Thunderbird story is interesting because prior to now I could use > >>>>> elinks > >>>>> and links, which both can incorporate JavaScript to reach my research > >>>>> gmail > >>>>> account. > >>>>> They no longer allow it though because google claims it is not the right > >>>>> kind > >>>>> of JavaScript. > >>>>> Generally speaking I too would love learning how this is done. > >>>>> Presently > >>>>> although I use DOS, the only internet access I have comes from using a > >>>>> dos > >>>>> ssh telnet client to a shell service. Nothing from my desktop. > >>>>> so please share more details all the way around. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Mouse wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>>> gmail supports POP3 and IMAP access, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> My experience is that gmail supports POP and IMAP only if you are using > >>>>>> one of a few blessed clients, all of which are huge crawling GUI > >>>>>> horrors. Sometimes not even then; for example, back when I was fussing > >>>>>> with mail for work, gmail refused to talk to the Thunderbird that was > >>>>>> installed on my work laptop, claiming its encryption was insufficient > >>>>>> in some (unspecified, as far as I can recall) respect. So I was forced > >>>>>> onto the HTML interface. I've been using lynx with the basic HTML view > >>>>>> and it's been working for me, but perhaps I'm just being grandfathered; > >>>>>> I haven't meddled with the settings in quite a while now. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I really wish that job would move their mail to somewhere civilized. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> and it appears there are old versions of Pegasus Mail available, that > >>>>>>> run on MS-DOS and support these with no Windows environment present. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If one of them works, great, but don't be too surprised if gmail isn't > >>>>>> interested in talking to clients that old. (If it does work, please > >>>>>> mention it here; I'd like to try again if it appears they've relaxed > >>>>>> the stringency of their stance.) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /~\ The ASCII Mouse > >>>>>> \ / Ribbon Campaign > >>>>>> X Against HTML [email protected] > >>>>>> / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Lynx-dev mailing list > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Lynx-dev mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Lynx-dev mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev > >>> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > > -- _______________________________________________ Lynx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
