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can't add gmail accounts

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Shmu26
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Thunderbird 60.4.0 x64 Linux Mint 9.1 x64 Cinnamon

I can't add my existing gmail accounts They do not have 2factor authent I tried "normal password" I tried SSL Could not get it to work.

Thunderbird 60.4.0 x64 Linux Mint 9.1 x64 Cinnamon I can't add my existing gmail accounts They do not have 2factor authent I tried "normal password" I tried SSL Could not get it to work.

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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Did you enable access by 'less-secure' apps, and are cookies enabled for google in TB Edit/Preferences/Privacy? Use Oauth2 authentication and your normal account password.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_Gmail_with_Thunderbird_and_Mozilla_Suite