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   From: chris@cvine--nospam--.freeserve.co.uk   
      
   On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 16:49:01 +0100   
   Ralph Spitzner  wrote:   
   > Rinaldi wrote on 12/7/21 7:26 PM:   
   > > 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   
   >    
   > all good just generate an "application-specific" password an use that   
   instead of "your" password   
      
   Would you care to elaborate?   
      
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