#Google is turning #GMail from an Email provider into a website.
No more access via standard email protocols such as #IMAP and #POP

The final stage of #enshittification . Locking the users in.

I wonder how they want to get rid of SMTP as stated in the support posting.
I guess this means outgoing SMTP to forward mail to a real email server.

I guess without relaying I won't ever receive any notifications Google services send to me again as I don't use the Gmail website.
I host my own Email server for many years, thank you.

Timeline for transition

Summer of 2024:

If you (or your users) try to connect to a less secure app for the first time, you will not be able to. This restriction includes third-party apps that still use basic authentication, such as CalDAV, CardDAV, IMAP, SMTP, and POP, to access Gmail, Google Calendar, and Contacts. If you’re not trying to connect for the first time, you will be able to continue using the apps until they’re turned off.
In the Google Admin console, you will not be able to access the turn on and off setting for less secure apps.
Users will not be able to turn IMAP on or off in their Gmail settings.

https://support.google.com/a/answer/14114704?hl=en&sjid=8073259250606890309-EU

Quick FYI 🏁 🏎️

Prior to #GoDaddy killing my #POP #Email client access on June 2 as part of #Microsoft's mandate to force users onto its #Exchange protocol, I switched from #Outlook 2016 to #Thunderbird 114 Beta (which still connects w/ #POP3 + #OAuth2 - unsure if it's a glitch, but it works)

Thunderbird 114 Beta Portable (it's the version I'm using)
https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable/test

Since Thunderbird team is moving towards its new #Supernova #UI for Thunderbird 115, there's a mixture of old & new menus

Content warning: Music 2022: Slower stuff Click to open/close

It's hard to characterize these tracks. I listen to these, when I need something less energetic, more relaxing, maybe a bit sad. This time Top 4. 😁

4. Emma Hewitt - Into My Arms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4XoH-6yPT4

3. Fickle Friends - Are We Gonna Be Alright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuwDekbzq4

2. J V N - So Lonely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I85HlpGkefk

1. Miracle Of Sound - Moonlight Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR_hqv_V2QU

#Pop #Electronic #Ambient #Neo-Classical #Music2022

Emma Hewitt - INTO MY ARMS (Official Music Video)

Listen now https://blackhole.lnk.to/INTOMYARMSYou know Emma Hewitt… The generational voice behind club & radio hits numbered in the dozens, defining tracks f...

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