On 05/10/2017 12:52, Lars Schneider wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used to use the Google SMTP server to send my patches to the list with
> the following config:
>
> [sendemail]
> smtpencryption = tls
> smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
> smtpuser = larsxschnei...@gmail.com
> smtpserverport = 587
> from = larsxschnei...@gmail.com
> chainreplyto = false
> suppresscc = self
>
> Apparently that stopped working today. I get this error:
>
> (mbox) Adding cc: Lars Schneider <larsxschnei...@gmail.com> from line
> 'From: Lars Schneider <larsxschnei...@gmail.com>'
> Password for 'smtp://larsxschnei...@gmail.com@smtp.gmail.com:587':
> 5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/signin/continue?...token...
> 5.7.14 ...> Please log in via your web browser and
> 5.7.14 then try again.
> 5.7.14 Learn more at
> 5.7.14 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754 ... - gsmtp
>
> Of couse I tried to log in via web browser etc. Does anyone else use
> Google as SMTP server? If yes, does it work for you?
It's probably a good idea to set up two-factor authentication and add an
app-specific password for "git send-email" (at least that's what I do).
The password can be stored encrypted using the OS keychain, or if you
don't want/have one (e.g. you are running headless) you could check if
your distro installs git-credential-netrc. Create a ~/.netrc.gpg file,
where the decrypted content should look like
machine smtp.gmail.com login larsxschnei...@gmail.com password mypassword
Then do
git config --global credential.helper netrc
and you're all set. :)
Paolo
