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docs: add credential helper for yahoo and link Google's sendgmail tool

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This commit links `git-credential-yahoo` as a credential helper for
Yahoo accounts. Also, Google's `sendgmail` tool has been linked as an
alternative method for sending emails through Gmail.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@live.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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2025-05-30 15:50:02 +00:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
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@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ settings:
smtpAuth = OAUTHBEARER
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Alternatively, you can use a tool developed by Google known as
https://github.com/google/gmail-oauth2-tools/tree/master/go/sendgmail[sendgmail]
to send emails using `git send-email`.
Use Microsoft Outlook as the SMTP Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unlike Gmail, Microsoft Outlook no longer supports app-specific passwords.
@@ -579,8 +583,7 @@ next time.
If you are using OAuth2.0 authentication, you need to use an access token in
place of a password when prompted. Various OAuth2.0 token generators are
available online. Community maintained credential helpers for Gmail and Outlook
are also available:
available online. Community maintained credential helpers are also available:
- https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-gmail]
(cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Gmail accounts)
@@ -588,6 +591,9 @@ are also available:
- https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-outlook]
(cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Microsoft Outlook accounts)
- https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-yahoo]
(cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Yahoo accounts)
You can also see linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for more OAuth based authentication
helpers.