Console based email and Gmail, any luck?emai

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> I'm trying to get Mutt or Neomutt to still work with Gmail post nuking of
> passwords, but...I can

I believe IMAP is the best choice for getting from gmail to mutt.
I describe this here.

I read that you go to your google account, enable
IMAP, generate an app-specific password, and paste the
password into your muttrc:[1]

    Select your Profile icon > Manage Your Google Account > Security > App Passwords, choose an app and a device, then select Generate.
    You can create and revoke app-specific passwords as you change the apps and devices you use.

Here's the gmail IMAP server info.[2]

    Gmail IMAP server address: imap.gmail.com
    Gmail IMAP username: Your full Gmail address (for example, example at gmail.com)
    Gmail IMAP password: Your Gmail password (use an application-specific Gmail password if you enabled 2-step authentication for Gmail)
    Gmail IMAP port: 993
    Gmail IMAP TLS/SSL required: yes

Check the mutt docs[3] for where to enter the above parameters.

You'll also have to specify the SMTP server for your
outgoing mail.

1. https://www.lifewire.com/get-a-password-to-access-gmail-by-pop-imap-2-1171882
2. https://www.lifewire.com/what-are-the-gmail-imap-settings-1170852
3. http://mutt.sourceforge.net/imap/



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Joel Roth