[Emacspeak] Re: Loss of Access to Gmail - Text Mode

[John Covici <covici@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can you sign in and change the email recovery to maybe your email or
something?  Maybe your friend would agree to that.

On Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:58:05 -0400,
D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via Emacspeak wrote:
> 
> No,
> 
> These were the only options:
> 
> Choose how you want to sign in:
> 
> Get a verification code at t•••••••••••@verizon.net
> Use another phone or computer to finish signing in
> Confirm your recovery email
> 
> The recovery email WAS a Verizon.net email account, gmail all but
> spells it out, but when we try to enter the old verizon account, it
> says that is not correct.
> It is correct.
> 
> No phone call is available = but most places use a cell phone type of
> recovery, and many of us only have old fashioned regular house phones.
> 
> I (myself) added a Google Voice number and that seems to work but
> Chase Bank blocks the TEXT service, but phone calls for verification
> come in just find.
> 
> So SOOL - S#!T Out Of Luck.
> 
> DR
> 
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 4:31 PM John Covici <covici(a)ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> >
> > I thought there was an option to have Google call your phone?
> >
> > On Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:47:40 -0400,
> > D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via Emacspeak wrote:
> > >
> > > Users of Mutt and Alpine have lost access to their gmail accounts, the
> > > recovery process wants people to sign in with another computer that
> > > has graphical interface, the problem is that many blind users do NOT
> > > use anything but text mode.
> > >
> > > This question is probably off topic for this list, but the users of
> > > this list probably know the answer to this question, so if it would be
> > > permitted.
> > >
> > > What nationwide email service still allows email to be sent and
> > > received without oauth - like gmail used to do only days before?
> > >
> > > I'm trying to help a fellow list member who finds himself in this very
> > > situation, he doesn't have a GUI, and if he logs into his account
> > > using a GUI (I logged in for him as he gave me his password), google
> > > wants to verify that it's him
> > >
> > > The ways he has to do this are:
> > >
> > > Open a browser on a phone or computer where you’re already signed in
> > > and go to: https://g.co/verifyaccount
> > >
> > > Since, like many visually impaired users won't work because many don't
> > > use a gui and many don't leave the account already signed in if they
> > > do.
> > >
> > > He has no cell phone, so that option is out, and google is notorious
> > > for not supplying a contact number to fix things, the solution that
> > > finally appears is "there is no way we can verify your account."
> > >
> > > Frustrating isn't it?
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > > David
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
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