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configuration could not be verified - is the user name or password wrong?

ronnie_macleod
ronnie_macleod
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Out of nowhere Thunderbird asked for my log-in details when I started it, I couldn't recall my password for gmail so I reset it. It now will let me add an IMAP account which works fine but when I try to add a POP3 account with the same account login details I get the the above error message!

I have tried several times with the same result..... surely the account username, email and password are the same for gmail IMAP and POP3?

Out of nowhere Thunderbird asked for my log-in details when I started it, I couldn't recall my password for gmail so I reset it. It now will let me add an IMAP account which works fine but when I try to add a POP3 account with the same account login details I get the the above error message! I have tried several times with the same result..... surely the account username, email and password are the same for gmail IMAP and POP3?

Mafitar da aka zaɓa

Hi,

Thanks for the tip, I had thought this was covered by the setting in the first image but I have now also set as per you tip and it seems to work :-)

Just got to work out how to get it to use my old profile folder on my D drive now...

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christ1
christ1
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For POP you'll need to 'allow less secure apps' in your Google settings. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6009563

ronnie_macleod
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Zaɓi Mafita

Hi,

Thanks for the tip, I had thought this was covered by the setting in the first image but I have now also set as per you tip and it seems to work :-)

Just got to work out how to get it to use my old profile folder on my D drive now...