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Gmail mail delegation

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mgdejong replied 10 years ago
mgdejong
mgdejong

Hi,

We are using Gmail, with mail delegation. Is there a possibility into Thunderbird to read the deligated mails from other accounts ?

Hi, We are using Gmail, with mail delegation. Is there a possibility into Thunderbird to read the deligated mails from other accounts ?

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Zenos
Zenos

I would guess that the delegated user would have to add the delegated account into Thunderbird as if it were a new account. As far as I can see, it just adds an additional user to an existing email account, albeit with some restrictions.

I would presume that the delegate would have full access to all your folders and hence your back catalogue of messages.

mgdejong
mgdejong Question owner

If you want to add a delegated account if it were a new one, you need the password of the user. This password will change every 50 days.

Also it shouldn't be needed to use a password because it is delegated