Nikolay Elenkov wrote:

> Kevin Duffey wrote: 
> > This article seems to indicate an XOAUTH2 with email.. going to give it 
> a 
> > shot.. but still can't find anything indicating that this is allowed or 
> > supported. It would be good to find out if we can use the email service 
> > without user intervention (except for the initial pop-up in the app that 
> > asks for user permissions), or if google does not want apps to send out 
> > emails on behalf of users using their gmail accounts even IF the app 
> > describes it and the user accepts. 
>
> OAuth 2.0 is certainly not deprecated. You already have the link in the SO 
> answer, but here it is again: 
>
> https://developers.google.com/google-apps/gmail/oauth_overview 
>
> Whether or not it is OK to use this in an app is another matter. 
> You should make it clear to users that you want to send email 
> from their account and give them an option to opt out. To make 
> sure the whole thing is legal, etc. hire a lawyer to draft your 
> terms of use/privacy policy, etc. Also make sure users 
> actually accept it before using the app. 
>
> Disclaimer: IANAL, so take this with a grain of salt. 
>

And tell us the name of the app so I can be sure *NEVER* to use it.

-- 
Lew
 

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