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Can not send emails despite correct password - message - failure to authenticate outgoing server?

Can not send emails despite correct password - message - failure to authenticate outgoing server?

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please post screenshot of SMTP server pane and that may offer some ideas. Is this the first use of the account/

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please post screenshot of SMTP server pane and that may offer some ideas. Is this the first use of the account/

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I have been using thunderbird for many years and never had this problem where 'unable to authenticate outgoing server' despite changing password- If I go in to troubleshoot mode I can then send emails but the problem returns next time I try to send.