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March 19, 2018 at 3:25 pm
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vinny
Keymaster
Hi Don,
That first connection to Gmail can be a pain. Did you try enabling the ‘Less Secure Apps’ in your Gmail account?
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en
Also, are you really selecting the pop3/imap option in the connection dropdown? Have you tried selecting the Gmail option?
Cheers,
Vinny