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pappadave
4 years agoNew Contributor
Well, thanks for your persistence in trying to help me out. Maybe it's the OAuth2 thing, but after I read what you wrote, I decided to try enabling sync on my phone app and it is working so far. I'm fine with requiring 2FA for administering my account as long as it doesn't hamper me from checking the mail on my phone. Anyway, thanks again
Bruce
4 years agoHonored Contributor III
2FA is fine for a website. Log in with username & password...get a code...enter code...and you're in. However, email clients can't do this on a chronological basis, such as every 5 minutes. Therefore, OAuth allows third-party clients (Outlook, T-bird, Aqua Mail) to use a code for the server to allow an Access Token instead of a username & password.