Re: [Evolution] unable to save read port

[Jaroslaw Rafa <raj rafa eu org>]

Dnia  4.07.2022 o godz. 00:06:14 Richard pisze:
> I believe that when using 3rd-party email clients Yahoo now requires
> that you either set up and use a yahoo "app password", or OAuth 2. I
> don't think that using the yahoo site-password will work any longer
> with a 3rd-party mail client.

So they basically did the same thing as Google?
I wonder if this really "improves security" as they claim.
If you log in via password, you don't have to store the password in your
email client; you will then have to type it everytime you launch your mail
client (it is what I'm always doing).
Both with OAuth2 and with app password, some form of credential must be
stored in your mail client: OAuth2 token because it just works this way, and
app password because it's random and impossible to remember.
So this is actually *less* secure if someone gains access to your computer
(or a mobile device, which can be a pretty real scenario if it gets stolen)
- they can then access your email without any password whatsoever...
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Regards,
   Jaroslaw Rafa
   raj rafa eu org
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