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As best as I can tell, Google requires either 2-factor authentication (all of which require a telephone number, which I lack) or an authentication key, which they sell for $30. Instead I made an old account elsewhere work and gave up on gmail.
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I've never given them a phone number or paid a fee.
I simply went to the settings for the account directly on their site and confirmed they were correct.
I've never given them a phone number or paid a fee.
I simply went to the settings for the account directly on their site and confirmed they were correct.
Do you relay outgoing SMTP traffic through your account?
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Yes.
I use Thunderbird to retrieve e-mail from their server and to send e-mail.
In Thunderbird, under outgoing server (smtp) settings,
it is,
description = whatever name you use
server name = smtp.gmail.com
port = 465
user name = your gmail account user name
authorization method = OAuth2
connection security = SSL/TLS
Last edited by cwizardone; 06-03-2022 at 07:41 AM.
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Google's use of 2FA breaks lots of programs, but they do have an option to make an App Password for that app.
Use the link in post #3, scroll down to the bottom to get info on setting one up. I used it to send a monthly email from one of may gmail accounts when the old company email stopped working when it was sold and the new company helpless desk could not help.
Google's use of 2FA breaks lots of programs, but they do have an option to make an App Password for that app.
Use the link in post #3, scroll down to the bottom to get info on setting one up.
I tried that before I asked the question. The option to create an app password isn't there. They tell me that I need to use 2FA to create an app password. When I try to set up 2FA it requires: a phone, or phone number to send a text message or call to, or a security key. How do you get away without this?
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