Re: How to configure Gmail with OAuth2

Paul <[email protected]> Fri, 4 Mar 2022 19:59:02 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.mail.sylpheed.claws.general
Message-ID <20220304195902.78b38d56@localhost>
On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 20:24:07 +0100
Olivier Esser <[email protected]> wrote: 

> In the Account reference, there is an OAuth2 option, I can even select
> "Google/Gmail" in the "OAuth2 email service provider". But I am unable to
> configure an account with Gmail. I am unsure what I have to put in the
> Client ID and Client secret field. Whatever I try, when I click on "Open
> default browser with request", I land on a page that  "Authorization
> error". Is there a simple way to make claws mail to work with Gmail? For
> now, I use the standard IMAP authentication but t will soon be removed by
> Google.

FAQ: https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php/Oauth2

with regards

Paul