The issue with Gmail is they are now mandating 2FA even on IMAP access so you have to have a phone and I think maybe a smartphone. They also have this online 2Fa thingie that if you "join" your windows box into their service that might work.
If you are able to access a brand new Gmail account vi IMAP from a pure Linux system that is NOT running Thunderbird, OR is running an OLD version of Tbird, then tell us how you do it if you CAN do it (T-bird has added in Google's 2Fa stuff it's not pure IMAP/POP3 authentication anymore) OAuth2 doesn't just require "some changes" it requires fundamental changes such as scrapping out a lot of email clients like Eudora that worked perfectly. Explain it's just "some changes" to my mother who was mightily pissed off when that happened Ted -----Original Message----- From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 6, 2023 7:39 AM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Looking for a paid POP/IMAP email provider I would suggest a (paid) gmail account. You can access it using IMAP: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78892?hl=en It's inexpensive (I think I pay $6 a month). No ads, built-in spam and virus, awesome webmail intereface (if you ever need it), lots of storage. FYI: Microsoft and Google are phasing out Basic Authentication (username + password) for Modern Authentication (OAuth2). That might require some changes on your end.
