On 22 Apr 2025, at 20:26, Lisa Sieverts wrote: >> Great. Could you let me know (off list) if you can see where to do this and >> you are able to add MailMate. I guess that doesn't guarantee it'll still >> work when/if MailMate is no longer in the verified state, but that's what >> they told me when I asked :) > > I ignored Benny’s request until today when SMTP send for my Gmail Workspace > (uses my own domain) ceased to work.
It has only worked for you until “now” because you were an admin and were able to allow “less secure apps” (I really do not like that term). Using the main Google password has not worked for regular free Gmail accounts for a long time. > Per https://support.google.com/a/answer/14114704?hl=en# Google loves somewhat ambiguous statements: “You will no longer use a password for access (with the exception of app passwords).” That seems to mean you can still create an app password using this “secret” link: https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords But even without that, given that you are your own admin, I believe you should be able to continue using OAuth2 if MailMate loses its verified status, but I don't know where this is configured in Google admin settings (I don't have a Workspace account). >> Users of the mail app on iOS or MacOS or Outlook for Mac—If you use only a >> password to sign in: >> Remove and re-add your Google Account. >> Click Sign in with Google to automatically use OAuth. > > What I did: > In Mailmate > Go to IMAP Account Setting and add OAuth2 for SMTP by clicking on the > checkbox. > You'll get a popup from Google asking you to sign in and approve. This is likely not going to be a long term solution since this only works because MailMate is still a verified app (for now, this is true until at least July 8, 2025). But then I would expect an app password to work (as described above) or being able to explicitly allow OAuth2 for MailMate in admin settings. > Note that I do have the “Allow users to manage their access to less secure > apps” setting turned on in my Google Workspace Admin settings. That is strange given that this is what they claimed would be removed March 14th. ... Maybe I should start referring to Google as a “less secure company” just to even the playing field ;) -- Benny _______________________________________________ mailmate mailing list Unsubscribe: https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
