On 6/11/22 11:35, Bill Barry wrote:
On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 1:23 PM Dick Steffens <[email protected]> wrote:
Grouse, grouse. Google is always trying to be "helpful."
I logged in to Google Mail via a browser, found where to turn on two
factor authentication, and turned it on. I still can't log in from
Thunderbird. I tried shutting down T-Bird and starting it back up, but
that didn't help. I logged back in to Google Mail where it tells me two
factor authentication is turned on. Sigh. Fortunately, I don't use gmail
too often, and I can always check it in a browser, but it's annoying.
Thanks for letting me know about their requirement.
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Regards,
Dick Steffens
Go to this page.
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
Follow the instructions for "Create & use App Passwords" create an
App password and use it in Thunderbird instead of the password you are
currently using. When you create the password it is displayed with as
4 sets of 4 characters separated by spaces. Do not use the spaces when
you enter it in Thunderbird.
Bill
Just did it. I'm logged in.
I did a copy and paste, so I didn't notice that it didn't use the
spaces. That worked.
Thanks.
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Regards,
Dick Steffens
