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Failure to authenticate new Google account
I have an associate who has Thunderbird 91.8 on Windows 11. She has a Google Apps email account in our TM.org domain and has been unable to get it set up in Thunderbird.
Failure to authenticate imap.gmail.com when setting up a new account. Tried pretty much everything the troubleshooting posts have suggested, cookies, etc. Talked with Google Support (it's a google apps email account). Attaching the settings for the incoming server. Have checked and verified the password and email address.
Really would appreciate some help.
Thanks, Jim
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Did you do it like this: I presume you have already set up to use imap. Logon to gmail webmail account and under 'SEttings > Forwarding/ Pop & Imap Select to enabled IMAP and save settings.
Do not use 2 step verification - do not generate any app specific password.
As you haev already attempted to set up via Thunderbird. Please try forcing gmail to unlock Captcha - it will be a link like this:
https://www.google.com/a/YOURDOMAIN/UnlockCaptcha
I think the following is only ordinary gmail account : https://accounts.google.com/DisplayUnlockCaptcha
In Thunderbird check the cookies:
- Menu app icon > Preferences > Privacy & Security
Under 'Web Content'
- Select 'Accept cookies from sites'
- Select: Accept third party cookies'
- Keep until 'Expire'
- Click on 'Exceptions'
- Address of web site - enter: https://accounts.google.com
- Set to 'Allow'
- click on 'Save Changes'
In Thunderbird
- Menu app icon > New > Existing mail account
- Enter name
- Enter full email address
- Enter Password - same password you would normally use to access via gmail webmail - do not use an app specific password because you are trying to use OAuth2.
- Select checkbox to remember password
If the 'Continue' button is not working - not finding settings - try the 'Config manually' option But it might work this time after doing the unlock captcha, so gmail logs your computer.
- Click on 'Configure manually.. ' button
Incoming: Protocol: IMAP Server: imap.gmail.com Port: 993 Connection SEcurity: SSL/TSL Authentication Method: OAuth2 User name: full email address
Outgoing: Server: smtp.gmail.com Port: 465 Connection SEcurity: SSL/TSL Authentication Method: OAuth2 User name: full email address
click on 'Retest' If all ok then click on 'Done'
Ilungisiwe
please check you are not using a VPN - google will not work with a vpn.
Some Anti-Virus products now come with a VPN. I use Norton and after an update discovered it has installed and switched a VPN. I switched it off and all functioned again.