Re: does anyone use nmh's Google OAuth mechanism?

[Bob Carragher]

On Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:48:40 -0700 David Levine <levinedl@acm.org> sez:

> Bob wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:29:32 -0700 David Levine <levinedl@acm.org> sez:
> > >
> > > OAuth can also be used to send.  It would be enabled using these nmh
> > > send(1)/post(8) switches:
> > >     -saslmech xoauth2 -authservice gmail
> > >
> > > after logging in with mhlogin(1).
> > >
> > > David
> >
> > I too use fetchmail(1).  (Too lazy to change.  B-)  But I use it
> > _just_ to fetch email from Gmail to my laptop, not to send.  I
> > never knew it had that capability ....
>
> Whoops, I should have said that OAuth can be used to
> authenticate when sending.  fetchmail can't send.
>
> David

Oh, phew!  I know my manpage-comprehension skills aren't the best
and my google-fu isn't top-notch, but I was really worried there
for a while.  B-)

                                Bob