On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 10:07:00 -0400 Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> 
> 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?

Using the web access to your account you must explicitly allow the use of 
POP or IMAP. I highly recommend IMAP because the mails stay on the server.


--Frank

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