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Thunderbird will not recgonize or authenticate a google pasword that works in Google but not in Thunderbird.

natey
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Thunderbird does not recognize a password for a Google account. I keep getting pop ups indicating that the password can not be found on the server. MY other Google accounts are ok. What do I have to do to get this email account working?

Thunderbird does not recognize a password for a Google account. I keep getting pop ups indicating that the password can not be found on the server. MY other Google accounts are ok. What do I have to do to get this email account working?

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user01229325
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Sounds like a gmail 2 step authentication issue or a Less Secure Application Issue. Google has instructions on solving both.