I would like to use gmail.com via Thunderbird but nothing I have tried on their page seems to fix things. "Get Messages" results in the following message" > Sending of password for user Bob Goodwin did not succeed. Mail server > pop.gmail.com responded: Temporary system problem. Please try again > later. e68mb297548332ita My password, etc, work as expected on the gmail "web mail" page, I can send and receive, however that's not what I want, I prefer to use Thunderbird. Perhaps someone else has been though this and can tell me what needs to be done? Bob

On 21/08/15 10:16, Temlakos wrote: >> > > You need to configure a Gmail account to use IMAP, not POP/SMTP. IMAP > synchronizes with the server and lets you manage the on-line storage > of your e-mail on-the-fly. . I have not tried imap, since the problems did not seep specific to pop, smtp.gmail.com doesn't accept the password either. However I am willing to give that a try also out of desperation. > > Furthermore, you should be able to set up the account to configure > automatically. . Yes, Thunderbird 38.1.0 does try to do that ... > > Are you using the current build of Thunderbird? That's what it does: > configures everything for you. It works for me--and I mean, it "just > works." > > Temlakos . I rarely have any problem setting up thunderbird accounts, this one is probably a first. I too expected it to just work. Thanks, Bob

Problem with imap it seems to me is that it will tend to add to my usage each time I check messages whereas pop maintains the message files on my computer. I have an allotment of ViaSat usage for the month and have to pay for extra, it is already expensive, but all that I can get in this rural location, and it works well including their voip phone service.

Not sure I understand how it works then, are you saying I can just change my filters to move the messages into the local folders? I will have to see if that can be done ...

. I have not tried imap, since the problems did not seep specific to pop, smtp.gmail.com doesn't accept the password either. However I am willing to give that a try also out of desperation.

On 21/08/15 10:28, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On 08/21/2015 10:23 AM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > > . > > I have not tried imap, since the problems did not seep specific > > to > > pop, smtp.gmail.com doesn't accept the password either. However I > > am > > willing to give that a try also out of desperation. > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-gmail > > I use it.. > imap.gmail.com port 993 > connection SSL/TLS > > . Wildblue recently switched to another no-name e-mail service and that has made me appreciate gmail even more. I knew it always worked and they do a good job of reducing spam, so far the new service does neither well. So here I am trying to get back where I was a week ago where e-mail was never a problem ...