handbook/mail: add note about gmail needing app passwords

freebsd · Jan 12, 2025 · c78ce16 · c78ce16
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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mail/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mail/_index.adoc
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ Authentication can be set with one line in [.filename]#/etc/dma/auth.conf#:
 [email protected]|smtp.gmail.com:password
 ....
 
+[NOTE]
+If you have 2-factor authentication enabled, you will need to generate an
+application-specific password as your normal login password will be
+rejected. See google documentation for more information on
+https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords[app-specific passwords].
+
 Execute the following command to test the configuration:
 
 [source,shell]