On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:35:52AM -0500, Peter Davis wrote: > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:17:00AM -0600, David Champion wrote: > > * On 12 Feb 2015, Peter Davis wrote: > > > I think I know the answer to this, and I think it's "no," but just for > > > fun, is there any way to use mutt with GMail's 2-phase authentication? > > > > (The last time I checked) GMail doesn't support 2-factor with IMAP. You > > have to set up an "application-specific password" to enable 2-factor > > for web and the mobile app, while still using IMAP. This isn't > > mutt-specific, it's for any IMAP client. > > Interesting. What I experienced is:
Aha! I'm sorry. I misinterpreted your reply. You mean I have to create an application-specific password to use IMAP once I've enabled 2-factor authentication. (I don't know where I got "authentification" from ... fingers on auto-pilot, I guess.) Thanks! -pd -- ---- Peter Davis The Tech Curmudgeon www.techcurmudgeon.com
