On 08/21/2015 10:23 AM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
On 21/08/15 10:16, Temlakos wrote:
You need to configure a Gmail account to use IMAP, not POP/SMTP. IMAP
synchronizes with the server and lets you manage the on-line storage
of your e-mail on-the-fly.
.
I have not tried imap, since the problems did not seep specific to
pop, smtp.gmail.com doesn't accept the password either. However I am
willing to give that a try also out of desperation.
Furthermore, you should be able to set up the account to configure
automatically.
.
Yes, Thunderbird 38.1.0 does try to do that ...
Are you using the current build of Thunderbird? That's what it does:
configures everything for you. It works for me--and I mean, it "just
works."
Temlakos
.
I rarely have any problem setting up thunderbird accounts, this one is
probably a first. I too expected it to just work.
Thanks,
Bob
Try these settings:
Port: 993
Server name: imap.googlemail.com
Authentication: SSL/TLS, Normal Password
Temlakos
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