RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

SMTP OAuth support

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type: feature
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

RocketChat currently does not support the SMTP OAuth, only a basic SMTP auth, which is being deprecated in exchange online (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/updated-exchange-online-smtp-auth-basic-authentication-deprecation-timeline/4489835).
Nodemailer has this feature implemented (https://nodemailer.com/smtp/oauth2).

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating Rocket.Chat's SMTP configuration and its Nodemailer integration, then read Nodemailer's SMTP OAuth2 documentation linked in the issue. Done means Rocket.Chat can authenticate to SMTP using OAuth rather than only basic SMTP authentication, with the relevant behavior covered by the project's existing tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
node.js, typescript
Domain
authentication, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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