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Sending of the message failed. The Outgoing server (SMTP) smtp.gmail.com does not support the selected authentication method. Please change the 'Authentication method' in Account Settings | Outgoing Server (SMTP)'

I keep trying to configure ThunderBird for gmail. receiving email works fine, but not sending. i always get this message: Send Message Error Sending of the message failed. The Outgoing server (SMTP) smtp.gmail.com does not support the selected authentication method. Please change the 'Authentication method' in Account Settings | Outgoing Server (SMTP)' Please help!

I keep trying to configure ThunderBird for gmail. receiving email works fine, but not sending. i always get this message: Send Message Error Sending of the message failed. The Outgoing server (SMTP) smtp.gmail.com does not support the selected authentication method. Please change the 'Authentication method' in Account Settings | Outgoing Server (SMTP)' Please help!

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I do note: if I use port 465 (TLS/SSL), ThungerBird hangs/fails to connect. If I use port 587 (StartTLS) I get the above error almost immediately.