From 288f27c1e83e78d08278777f2987b86bec189e92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Andree Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 01:35:22 +0100 Subject: Revise wording on Google's less secure apps. --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 8c276a11..40230f54 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -1998,8 +1998,7 @@ sites.)

Google has started pushing towards more complex authentication schemes based on OAuth 2.0 that require clients and users to jump through quite a few hoops, and use web browsers for signing in. -The easy way around that is to change your settings to turn on access -for "less secure apps" https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps.
It is disputable whether an application that does not include web browsing capabilities or heavy-weight libraries is "less secure" as -- cgit v1.2.3