Re: gmail+imap+smtp (oauth2)

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > In case a school demands you have a Gmail account, it would be useful
  > > if we had instructions to send to the staff, saying, "You may create
  > > the account, choose a password, and tell it to me.  (Since it will
  > > only be for email to and from the school, it makes no difference to me
  > > that school staff will know the password.)  Please choose an account
  > > name with no resemblance to my name.  Please set the account settings
  > > as follows so that my software can access the account."
  > >

  > There is no way any institution would support such a workflow. Apart
  > from the additional resource demands,

It looks like we are miscommunicating.  I think you're thinking about
a change in the university's general practices.  I'm talking about
demanding that some staff person do this once -- for you -- as a
special thing.

Perse will be shocked and say, "But then I would know your password!"
That gives you a chance to shock per again by saying, "That's ok -- I
trust a university employee more than I trust Google."

Then you can say that you refuse to run Google's proprietary software
on your computer, and likewise Microsoft and Apple, because trusting them
that far is against your principles.


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Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
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