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Gmail OAuth fails

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larry9850
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I've had the same setup of my gmail accounts for years in Thunderbird, but today one of them stopped working.

Whenever I try to get or send mail, I get the pop-up OAuth window for logging into Google. I do so successfully and select "allow" to give access to Thunderbird. But then, back in Thunderbird, I see "Host contacted, sending login information..." and it never finishes. Eventually (many minutes) it times out. I have tried dozens of times with the same result.

I have a second gmail account configured in the same instance of Thunderbird, with exactly the same settings. It continues to work fine, and does not display the OAuth pop-up when I get/send mail. This makes me think that the problem has something to do with my Google account rather than with my Thunderbird settings, but I have not changed anything there either.

Both accounts are configured for pop3 (pop.gmail.com:995), security SSL/TLS, authentication OAuth2. Thunderbird is set to accept all cookies and keep until expired. I deleted all saved passwords for the failing account, but Thunderbird still has the password for the account that is working.

I've already wasted many hours on this. I have read and tried all suggestions that I can find online. Please help!

I've had the same setup of my gmail accounts for years in Thunderbird, but today one of them stopped working. Whenever I try to get or send mail, I get the pop-up OAuth window for logging into Google. I do so successfully and select "allow" to give access to Thunderbird. But then, back in Thunderbird, I see "Host contacted, sending login information..." and it never finishes. Eventually (many minutes) it times out. I have tried dozens of times with the same result. I have a second gmail account configured in the same instance of Thunderbird, with exactly the same settings. It continues to work fine, and does not display the OAuth pop-up when I get/send mail. This makes me think that the problem has something to do with my Google account rather than with my Thunderbird settings, but I have not changed anything there either. Both accounts are configured for pop3 (pop.gmail.com:995), security SSL/TLS, authentication OAuth2. Thunderbird is set to accept all cookies and keep until expired. I deleted all saved passwords for the failing account, but Thunderbird still has the password for the account that is working. I've already wasted many hours on this. I have read and tried all suggestions that I can find online. Please help!

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Stans
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Try removing the account then add it afresh. If your messages are not left on the server, then DO NOT delete message data when removing the account.

larry9850
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Stans,

I had already tried that, as I should have said in my original post. Creating the new account failed in the same way -- I allowed access for Thunderbird through OAuth, but it didn't actually get access. I had not removed the failing account as you suggested, but I don't think that would have helped.

Of course, the new Thunderbird account would have been connected to the same gmail account. I think this is further evidence that the problem is on the gmail side, not the Thunderbird side. But I think I'm more likely to find competent help in the Mozilla community than via Google!

--Larry

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