Re: Updated OAuth2 FAQ Page

On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:37:26 +0000
Rosemary Lockie via Users <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Mar 2022 22:32:17 +0600.
> Dustin Miller <[email protected]> wrote: 
> 
> > Trouble-shooting:
> >   1. It's possible / probable that Gmail will 'complain' about
> > giving access to an unverified third-party app. If this keeps you
> > from using Claws to access your Gmail, you may need to login to
> > Gmail's webmail and change your security settings there to allow
> > access to 'less-secure' third-party apps.
> 
> Thank you very much for your work in updating the FAQ, an excellent
> guide. :-)
> 
DM: You're welcome, Rosemary. I'm glad you replied, since I included
that section based on your previous comments about this, but I wasn't
exactly sure what all you were referencing. :) How does the following
revision of the last part of the above section sound, in relation to
better encompassing your experience?:

"... and review / revise your security settings there. This may involve
giving permissions for things Google thinks are not sufficiently
secure, dismissing warnings and/or recommendations about risks to your
account, etc."

DM: Let me know what you think. If that sounds good to you (others can
chime in as well), I'll go ahead and submit the edit when I get a
chance. Thanks for your helpful feedback. Cheers, ---Dustin
> 
> Google will be withdrawing the option to allow access to 'less
> secure' 3rd party apps, in May this year.
> 
> I have however found a way to get round Google's "complaint" another
> way.
> 
> Having logged into My Account (https://myaccount.google.com/), one of
> the "tiles" said "You have Security Recommendations".
> 
> Following the link to "Protect my Account", I get a screen indicating
> Claws has access, and inviting me to "Remove risky access to your
> data".  Clicking on the three vertical dots offers the option to
> "Dismiss", which when I clicked on it, did, literally dismiss the
> warning. And the following day, when I checked my a/c again, I found
> it now says "The Security Check-Up examinbed your account and found
> no recommended actions."
> 
> I don't know whether, if I'd not Dismissed it, I would, in due
> course, have experienced a problem, but figured at this stage I'd
> rather not find out! :-)))
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Rosemary Lockie