Re: getmail and 2FA
Geert Stappers <[email protected]>
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On 14-09-2020 23:36, RW wrote: > On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:09:34 -0600 Charles Cazabon wrote: >> [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> short question: My used for mailing lists yahoo account will be >>> forced to use "Yahoo's secure login" soon, afaik two factor >>> authorization. Not sure: Does (or will) getmail supprt 2FA? >> >> The POP and IMAP protocols don't really have 2FA capability designed >> in. It is my understanding that the Yahoo 2FA is only for accessing >> their webmail interface, not POP/IMAP clients. > > I don't know about Yahoo specifically, but commonly 2FA is combined > with "app passwords" for POP/IMAP/SMTP. > Qouting Yahoo help | Generate and manage third-party app passwords | | Some older, third-party email apps (that do not use our Yahoo branded | sign in page) require you to enter a single password for login | credentials. To access your Yahoo Mail account on these apps, you'll | need to generate and use an app password. An app password is a long, | randomly generated code that gives a non-Yahoo app permission to | access your Yahoo account. You’ll only need to provide this code once | to sign in to your third-party email app. I do think it means "app passwords make POP and IMAP possible". It does it in a way that Charles describes. Regards Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse.