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can't get thunderbird to accept one of my email passwords

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I have tried repeatedly to add a 4th email account to Thunderbird. It is a GMAIL account. I know the password and username are correct, but it won't accept it. Anyone have a clue why?

I have tried repeatedly to add a 4th email account to Thunderbird. It is a GMAIL account. I know the password and username are correct, but it won't accept it. Anyone have a clue why?

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Go to gmail and read about their Less Secure Apps option. This is the usual problem with gmail.