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

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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