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when I try to log in to Mozilla Thunderbird i get the message "log in to server imap.gmail.com (username) failed. yet I can access both my egmails thru google chrome

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Heather Fleming
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how can I enable access for less secure apps in Mozilla Thunderbird. I'm hoping this will solve my sign in problems

how can I enable access for less secure apps in Mozilla Thunderbird. I'm hoping this will solve my sign in problems

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Matt
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Heather Fleming said
how can I enable access for less secure apps in Mozilla Thunderbird. I'm hoping this will solve my sign in problems

Google have completely withdrawn less secure apps some 12 months ago. You must now use oauth authentication for google.

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