[SCHEDULER-1347]  2-Factor Auth [or Less Secure Apps] needed for GMail email sending
Type Doc Error or Improvement
Priority High
Severity Minor
Component Desktop Browser Help Content
Fixed In Version [9.0] 9.0
Versions Affected [3.7] 3.7
Severity Closed
Resolution Complete
Reported By Bob Denny
Resources Bob Denny
Start Date 5/28/2015

Description 
Document the need for 2-factor auth and an app-specific password for sending email via smtp.gmail.com.

Comments
4/12/2021 2:23:06 PM   Bob Denny 

    
        

            SVN Comment
        

        

            Author
            rbdenny
        

        

            Repository
            svn+ssh://rbdenny@a2_svn_dc3/home/rbdenny/svn/astro/scheduler
        

        

            SVN Revision
            865
        

        

            Affected files
            /trunk/Help/NoteworthyConfigOptions.html (Modified)

            		
        

        

            Check-in comment
            Add not recommending against "less secure apps" for Google services.
            GEM:1347
4/12/2021 2:12:32 PM   Bob Denny 
After doing some research, I decided it is a bad idea ro recommend people turn on "less secure" and continue to require them to use 2FA. I'll put a note  to this effect in the docs.
4/12/2021 7:19:20 AM   Bob Denny 
REOPENED






See this Comm Center thread by Steve Reilly. Apparently there's a GMail option "Less Secure Apps" that can can allow Scheduler to send SMTP without 2-Step Auth. Document this.
5/28/2015 10:25:28 AM   Bob Denny 

 

  SVN Comment
 

 

  Author
  rbdenny
 

 

  Repository
  svn+ssh://rbdenny@a2_svn_dc3/home/rbdenny/svn/astro/scheduler
 

 

  SVN Revision
  594
 

 

  Affected files
  /trunk/Help/Advanced.htm (Modified)
/trunk/Help/RelNotes.htm (Modified)

 

 

  Check-in comment
  Add documentation for sending alerts via GMail.
GEM:1347