Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html?

[Karen Lewellen]

Oh I am not surprised at all.


On Thu, 7 Nov 2019, Jude DaShiell wrote:

> It sure did, and that seriously surprised me too.
>
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 20:42:54
> > From: Karen Lewellen <address@hidden>
> > To: Jude DaShiell <address@hidden>
> > Cc: dan d. <address@hidden>, Mouse <address@hidden>,
> >     address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html?
> >
> > Wait, your account got hacked after using Google's more secure authentication
> > process?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 6 Nov 2019, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> >
> > > I had to create a new account on google since my original account got
> > > taken over after I enabled two-factor authentication.  I can access my
> > > account using mutt and it turns out edbrowse will also work.
> > > The edbrowse app requires a directory structure be created described in
> > > the .ebrc file dropped into a user directory the first time edbrowse is
> > > run.  The .ebrc file has to have things changed in it for user's real
> > > gmail accounts too.  So anyone uncomfortable doing these tasks had best
> > > not run edbrowse.  Anyone wishing to use edbrowse will have to locate
> > > the user manual for it where they use it and will need to read and do
> > > the learning curve.  This is a powerful and unique tool, so use
> > > accordingly or handle the consequences.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 6 Nov 2019, dan d. wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 12:26:05
> > > > From: dan d. <address@hidden>
> > > > To: Karen Lewellen <address@hidden>
> > > > Cc: Jude DaShiell <address@hidden>, Mouse <address@hidden>,
> > > >     address@hidden
> > > > Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Alpine is another text only cli mail client that can pull down gmail with
> > > > an imap or pop connection.  It is configured in the alpine setup section.
> > > >
> > > > I'm reading this message via that approach.
> > > >
> > > > I have had an email account for some years and it still allows lynx access.
> > > > I think at some fairly recent point existing accounts were
> > > > grandfathered in and new accounts refused using lynx.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > shellworld?
> > > > > I have no idea, as I have not needed to look.
> > > > > How does mutt manage the need for a browser, to follow e-mail links for
> > > > > example?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Has that shell service got mutt available?  Reason I ask is mutt can be
> > > > > > used to read and reply to gmail once set up correctly and there's lots
> > > > > > of support for setting it up with gmail on the internet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2019 12:02:47
> > > > > > > From: Karen Lewellen <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > To: Mouse <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The Thunderbird story is interesting because prior to  now I could use
> > > > > > > elinks
> > > > > > > and links, which both can incorporate JavaScript to reach my research
> > > > > > > gmail
> > > > > > > account.
> > > > > > > They no longer allow it though because google claims it is not the right
> > > > > > > kind
> > > > > > > of JavaScript.
> > > > > > > Generally speaking I too would love learning how this is done.
> > > > > > > Presently
> > > > > > > although I use DOS, the only internet access I have comes from  using a
> > > > > > > dos
> > > > > > > ssh  telnet client to a shell service.  Nothing from my desktop.
> > > > > > > so  please share more details all the way around.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Mouse wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > gmail supports POP3 and IMAP access,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > My experience is that gmail supports POP and IMAP only if you are using
> > > > > > > > one of a few blessed clients, all of which are huge crawling GUI
> > > > > > > > horrors.  Sometimes not even then; for example, back when I was fussing
> > > > > > > > with mail for work, gmail refused to talk to the Thunderbird that was
> > > > > > > > installed on my work laptop, claiming its encryption was insufficient
> > > > > > > > in some (unspecified, as far as I can recall) respect.  So I was forced
> > > > > > > > onto the HTML interface.  I've been using lynx with the basic HTML view
> > > > > > > > and it's been working for me, but perhaps I'm just being grandfathered;
> > > > > > > > I haven't meddled with the settings in quite a while now.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I really wish that job would move their mail to somewhere civilized.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > and it appears there are old versions of Pegasus Mail available, that
> > > > > > > > > run on MS-DOS and support these with no Windows environment present.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If one of them works, great, but don't be too surprised if gmail isn't
> > > > > > > > interested in talking to clients that old.  (If it does work, please
> > > > > > > > mention it here; I'd like to try again if it appears they've relaxed
> > > > > > > > the stringency of their stance.)
> > > > > > > >
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