April 17, 2024
5:12 p.m.
On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:00:56 +0530, Jim Cromie wrote:
so I tried to submit a patchset via sendemail, and ran aground on authorization.
its been a while since I sent from this computer, laptop power cord is cut :-( but failure wording is ambiguous
5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. For more information, go to 5.7.8 https://support.google.com/mail/?p=BadCredentials j15-20020a0566022ccf00b007d6905cc017sm3758492iow.4 - gsmtp
Essentially, google is changing policy, and 2FA is coming (or just arrived)
is there a well-travelled path to work around this issue?
something like ssh-key-agent ?
You can use app-passwords and store them in a keyring. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en Thanks, Siddh