[Alpine-info] does Alpine have a white listing process?

[Andrew C Aitchison via Alpine-info]

On Sun, 17 Aug 2025, Karen Lewellen via Alpine-info wrote:


> Hi folks,

> Because google took away basic HTML access, and I have no physical ability to 

> use google's other products,  I have a gmail address set to forward to 

> another email I can actually reach.

> Recently though some important emails have fallen prey to google's filtering 

> system.

>

> I am wondering if alpine itself has a process for whitelisting addresses?

> It will not help me here, will likely need to find another  resource to set 

> up imap on this address.

> However, it would be helpful to know generally.


If I understand correctly, no, Alpine does not and cannot whitelist 
addresses.

Alpine only sees emails once they have reached the final mailbox.
If Google is filtering messages so that they are not forwarded to
the email system where you can actually reach, Alpine will not see them.

As Lucio says, if Google's filters put these messages in some box 
on Google, there may be a way for Alpine to see and possibly move
them somewhere more accessible.

Whilst Google want you to use OAuth2 ~= OAUTHBearer,
I believe that Alpine can still use "App passwords" to collect Google
mail by IMAP. and have *not* heard that this will change ...
(which is less reasuring than hearing that it will not change :-( ).

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Andrew C. Aitchison                      Kendal, UK
                    andrew at aitchison.me.uk