Re: format for Gmail "apps" password

"Ted Cabeen via SASL" <[email protected]> Sun, 17 Dec 2023 13:07:15 -0800
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Gmail prints the whitespace to make it easier to copy, you can input it wit=
hout them.

--Ted



On December 17, 2023 9:37:34 AM PST, [email protected] wrote:
> I basically did some random steps in postfix, but am trying to understand:
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> https://askubuntu.com/q/1497269/847449
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> They give an example of:
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> [smtp.gmail.com]:587 [email protected]:doeadeer
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> but the password for gmail using the "app" generated password is more lik=
e:=C2=A0 xxx yyy zzz
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> which includes whitespace.=C2=A0 So how exactly is a password like that s=
tored in the file?
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> thanks,
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> Nick

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<html><html><html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">Gmail prints the whi=
tespace to make it easier to copy, you can input it without them.<br /><br =
/>--Ted<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D=
"auto">On December 17, 2023 9:37:34 AM PST, [email protected] wro=
te:</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8=
ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div>I b=
asically did some random steps in postfix, but am trying to understand:<br =
/></div><div><br /></div><div><a href=3D"https://askubuntu.com/q/1497269/84=
7449">https://askubuntu.com/q/1497269/847449</a><br /></div><div><br /></di=
v><div>They give an example of:<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>[smtp.gmai=
l.com]:587 <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>:doe=
adeer<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>but the password fo=
r gmail using the &quot;app&quot; generated password is more like:&nbsp; xx=
x yyy zzz <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>which includes whitespace.&nbsp=
; So how exactly is a password like that stored in the file?<br /></div><di=
v><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>thanks,<br /></div><di=
v><br /></div><div>Nick<br /></div></blockquote></div><div id=3D"topicbox-f=
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