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docs: add credential helper for yahoo and link Google's sendgmail tool
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 <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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Documentation/git-send-email.adoc

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smtpAuth = OAUTHBEARER
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Alternatively, you can use a tool developed by Google known as
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https://github.com/google/gmail-oauth2-tools/tree/master/go/sendgmail[sendgmail]
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to send emails using `git send-email`.
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Use Microsoft Outlook as the SMTP Server
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Unlike Gmail, Microsoft Outlook no longer supports app-specific passwords.
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If you are using OAuth2.0 authentication, you need to use an access token in
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place of a password when prompted. Various OAuth2.0 token generators are
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available online. Community maintained credential helpers for Gmail and Outlook
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are also available:
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available online. Community maintained credential helpers are also available:
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- https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-gmail]
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(cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Gmail accounts)
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- https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-outlook]
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(cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Microsoft Outlook accounts)
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- https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-yahoo]
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(cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Yahoo accounts)
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You can also see linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for more OAuth based authentication
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helpers.
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