On Thursday 26 September 2024 08:28:47 BST Dale wrote:

ssmtp stopped working with a conventional password when Google introduced 2-

Step-Verification for their GMail account.  Consequently, to be able to 
continue using ssmtp you need to set up an 'App Password' and use the 16-
character password generated by Google to login:

 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833

It used to be the case you could set up an 'App Password' without having to 
provide them with your phone number and other 'none-of-their-business' 
personal information, but for some years now they have been asking for more 
information to allow you to complete setting up 'App Password' for your Google 
account(s) and device(s).

I would never use a free Email service to send -- its worth exactly
what you pay for!

When the service is offered as being supposedly 'free', you, by providing your 
data, is the product.

Well, I been wanting to switch but can't find one I know I will like
long term.  I don't want to switch then not like it and have to switch
again.  Then maybe repeat that a few times.  I was thinking about
switching to startmail but they started this captcha stuff which makes
their website unusable for me.  Every time I clicked on something,
captcha.  Click on something else, captcha.  I stopped using startpage
completely after reaching out to them and basically, getting little to
no real help.  Shame really.  Seemed like a good option. 

Mass-market services cannot afford providing individual user support.  At best 
they may provide some FAQs.  Some may host a forum of sorts for users to offer 
support to other users.  Oh, ... hold on!  LOL!

If you know a email service that isn't to expensive but is secure, not
secure enough to block me from doing things I need to do tho, I'm open
to ideas.  I'd like something that is outside the USA if possible.  You
know, one of those countries that tells folks to go pound sand when they
want to snoop around.  ;-)

The snooping mostly takes place across borders.  Your government's 3-letter 
agencies will ask whichever other hosting country's agencies to share with 
them any information they have about you and reciprocate accordingly.  There 
is no privacy on the Internet.

That said, if you're interested in limiting opportunistic snooping, something 
like this may help:

https://proton.me/mail