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I built a proxy a while ago to make this easier - it lets you stick with IMAP/POP/SMTP as-is. No need for your client to even know that OAuth exists. See here: https://github.com/simonrob/email-oauth2-proxy


> No need for your client to even know that OAuth exists

Yes, you can do that, however the problem is getting a client_id/client_secret in the first place. You need to register yourself for one, you need to (nowadays) whitelist every single account or go through a google verification process. At one point you could apply for a client_id that allowed anyone to use it, but that ship has sailed.




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