Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
tinco
on Jan 27, 2012
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Show HN: Glider, a better email client
Hey, GMail doesn't have a public API does it? Could you tell us a bit about how you integrate with gmail, I thought they kept it pretty locked down?
famousactress
on Jan 27, 2012
|
next
[–]
You mean other than SMTP or POP? Those are both definitely public APIs.
spindritf
on Jan 27, 2012
|
parent
|
next
[–]
And you can set separate passwords for various applications if you enable two-factor authorization.
rcthompson
on Jan 27, 2012
|
parent
|
prev
|
next
[–]
Those also require your password, as far as I'm aware.
liuhenry
on Jan 27, 2012
|
root
|
parent
|
next
[–]
Baudehlo is correct. Gmail provides a SASL extension called XOAuth that allows you to authenticate IMAP/SMTP with OAuth tokens.
rcthompson
on Jan 28, 2012
|
root
|
parent
|
next
[–]
Well, that's cool.
baudehlo
on Jan 27, 2012
|
prev
[–]
Yes, you OAuth and then you can use IMAP with XOAUTH login.
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
