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Sending emails stopped

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My emails in Thunderbird no longer 'sends'. I get the message 'Sending of the message failed. An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Authentication Required. Learn more at

https://support.google.com/mail/?p=WantAuthError v18-20020adfe292000000b00228dbf15072sm10417560wri.62 - gsmtp. Please verify that your email address is correct in your account settings and try again.

I'm 82 and computer illiterate! Please, what should I do next?


edit: /moved thread from Firefox to Thunderbird section.

My emails in Thunderbird no longer 'sends'. I get the message 'Sending of the message failed. An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Authentication Required. Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/?p=WantAuthError v18-20020adfe292000000b00228dbf15072sm10417560wri.62 - gsmtp. Please verify that your email address is correct in your account settings and try again. I'm 82 and computer illiterate! Please, what should I do next? edit: /moved thread from Firefox to Thunderbird section.

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Then you need to contact gmail support because they probably changed their server access. This isn't something Firefox forum nor Thunderbird can fix you need to get the new settings from Gmail support to setup the connections.