Eric Sunshine wrote: > On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 2:09 PM Konstantin Ryabitsev > <konstantin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 12:02:08PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote: > > > But for users that use Gmail (like me), we must either enable 2FA and > > > generate app-specific password for use with git send-email > > > > Is there a general problem with this approach? Gmail has been my > > recommendation for everyone needing a free email account -- it's still > > possible to configure it to be perfectly usable with patch-based workflows, > > even if it has its own ideas about web ui treading. > > > > The fact that Gmail forces folks to enable 2fa for app passwords is an added > > bonus in my book. :) > > The 2fa requirement is a problem for those of us who don't have > smartphones or SMS. You don't need either of those with an app password: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833/sign-in-using-app-passwords And of course you don't need them for the second step authentication either, you can use any OTP client: https://github.com/paolostivanin/OTPClient Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras
