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Doc update.

* vv/send-email-with-less-secure-apps-access:
  git-send-email.txt: mention less secure app access with Gmail
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@ -494,10 +494,14 @@ edit ~/.gitconfig to specify your account settings:
smtpServerPort = 587 smtpServerPort = 587
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If you have multifactor authentication setup on your gmail account, you will If you have multi-factor authentication set up on your Gmail account, you will
need to generate an app-specific password for use with 'git send-email'. Visit need to generate an app-specific password for use with 'git send-email'. Visit
https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to create it. https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to create it.
If you do not have multi-factor authentication set up on your Gmail account,
you will need to allow less secure app access. Visit
https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps to enable it.
Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the
following commands: following commands: