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After 3 years suddently I get this? "Sending of password for user xxx did not succeed. Mail server pop.googlemail.com responded: Web login required:"

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After 3 years suddently I get this? "Sending of password for user johnweyemails did not succeed. Mail server pop.googlemail.com responded: Web login required: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=78754" I went to the URL suggested and completed EVERY step recomended Nothing worked Please help

After 3 years suddently I get this? "Sending of password for user johnweyemails did not succeed. Mail server pop.googlemail.com responded: Web login required: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=78754" I went to the URL suggested and completed EVERY step recomended Nothing worked Please help

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What exactly did you complete?

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What exactly did you complete?

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johnwey said

After 3 years suddently I get this? "Sending of password for user johnweyemails did not succeed. Mail server pop.googlemail.com responded: Web login required: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=78754" I went to the URL suggested and completed EVERY step recomended Nothing worked Please help

I checked my Gmail account using Thunderbird

Received the window asking for my password

Entered the password, and received the second error window

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You already posted the link to the Google support article. I'm certain the answer is in there.

I went to the URL suggested and completed EVERY step recomended

I'm afraid you didn't.