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Sending of message failed. An error occurred sending mail: Could not get password for smtp.gmail.com. The message was not sent.

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gullu
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Hi. I'am not able to receive and send mails since last 36 hours. The message displayed on sending a mail is:Sending of message failed. An error occurred sending mail: Could not get password for smtp.gmail.com. The message was not sent. When I try to download messages received, it just shows connected to pop.gmail and nothing happens after that. Has anyone else faced this problem. Thank You!

Hi. I'am not able to receive and send mails since last 36 hours. The message displayed on sending a mail is:Sending of message failed. An error occurred sending mail: Could not get password for smtp.gmail.com. The message was not sent. When I try to download messages received, it just shows connected to pop.gmail and nothing happens after that. Has anyone else faced this problem. Thank You!

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duggabe
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Look at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-gmail

Also https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps