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   root to Rinaldi   
   Re: Fetchmail, gmail and 2fa.   
   08 Dec 21 05:24:34   
   
   From: NoEMail@home.org   
      
   Rinaldi  wrote:   
   > I'm currently using fetchmail to draw from various POP accounts and   
   > distribute on my server using fetchmail, procmail, and dovecot.  It has   
   > worked flawlessly for several years going back to when imapd was the   
   > serving daemon.   
   >   
   > I received notification that Gmail will be going to 2FA (two factor   
   > authentication) as of December 14.   
   >   
   > Switching to 2FA at gmail results in a fetchmail authentication error.   
   > Obviously the challenge/response required to log in is missing in   
   > fetchmail, just the POP password is submitted.   
   >   
   > Does this signal the end of my current mail service and force us to use   
   > webmail?  If not, how can I satisfy gmail's need for 2FA via fetchmail?   
   > Is there an alternative to fetchmail that will provide this   
   > authentication requirement?   
   >   
   > Rinaldi   
      
   Very important to me too. If you find a workaround please post back.   
      
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