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lazarys

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Registered: 2020-08-30

Posts: 15

[solved] claws-mail usage with gmail using oauth2

It is possible for claws-mail to access gmail by creating oauth2 credentials and setup claws-mail to use them:

https://console.cloud.google.com > create project
APIs & Services
Fill in OAuth consent screen (External, support > user email, dev > user email, test user > user email)
Credentials > Create credentials > OAuth client ID > Desktop APP

claws-mail
Receive & Send switch to OAUTH2
OAUTH2> enter ClientID & Secret > Open default browser with request > (login > approve)
Enter Authorization code
(Complete autorization) Authorize

I did my best to refer to the actual process in a concise manner, as much as I was able, for the reference...
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For those more (or at all) familiar with google services, is there any practical downside or predictable and inevitable future failure to access one's emails through claws-mail (as in, is it futile, and I will still have to change mail client), to creating oauth2 credentials for claws-mail to use in this way to access gmail?

I am trying to avoid doing this on multiple workstations only to have to switch to another client in a "foreseeable" future (days, a month, or two... ).

Thank you for your time.

P.S. Sorry for a bit wierd syntaxing, I'm (obviously) not native to english.

Last edited by lazarys (2022-06-03 20:49:51)

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,307

Re: [solved] claws-mail usage with gmail using oauth2

As far as I know, there are no plans to remove imap with oauth2, but as I do not use it anymore my infomration may be somewhat outdated.

Anyways, I think you should be able to use the same ClientID&Secret for all workstations, but there may be some API call limits or maybe there is a client limit for the development credentials.

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lazarys

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Registered: 2020-08-30

Posts: 15

Re: [solved] claws-mail usage with gmail using oauth2

AFAIK it's per account credential, and since those users won't be using any google cloud projects (or API's like google map, from what I've learned so far), that part should be safe...

I'll roll the dice and set it up and see what happens

Actually not much else I can do, apart from changing the email client, which is what I'm trying to avoid..

I'll remember to post if some related issue jumps out...

Thanks and all the best...

dawnofman

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Registered: 2019-07-26

Posts: 140

Re: [solved] claws-mail usage with gmail using oauth2

It is possible for claws-mail to access gmail by creating oauth2 credentials and setup claws-mail to use them:

As a long-time Claws-Mail user and being really happy with it I am in the same boat attempting to fix this new google annoyance and almost sure in the near future I will ditch google for something else.

To the point:

- Using Claws Mail with Gmail
- Setting up OAuth 2.0 for Gmail
- GMAIL POP3 Error: ERR [AUTH] Username and password not accepted

Petrus7

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Registered: 2022-06-20

Posts: 1

Re: [solved] claws-mail usage with gmail using oauth2

I am not a Claws-Mail user but have been successfully using this general solution:
https://github.com/pdobsan/mailctl