Quoting Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net>: [snip]
I learned a few days ago about this:
<https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833>
I get it in Spanish, so I can't paste it. Basically, you can get a separate password for each "less secure" application to make google happy.
I'm not using it, but I'm considering. When my IP changes, like when using my laptop on tethering, Gmail blocks me and sends a security alert.
Google started tightening security a year or two ago on Google Apps e-mail (different from Gmail accounts). My professional organization, IEEE, uses Gmail for their e-mail aliases. Google quit using the usual IMAP/POP sign in protocols and moved to Oauth2. Fetchmail looked at it and decided this requires too much Web browser (HTTP) functionality and that they would not support it. I used Google's API library in Ruby to write a script to fetch Gmail. It worked fine for about a year. Then they wanted me to jump through hoops designed for corporations and apps to prove I was obeying EU privacy laws. No way for an individual running a script to jump through the hoop. Thunderbird handles the Google App style authentication, though I need to restart it several times a week. You may be encountering this paranoia/disease spreading to Gmail accounts. HTH, Jeffrey -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org