[xubuntu-users] Thunderbird on Gmail - 2 step verification

[Ric Moore]

On 7/18/19 10:04 AM, linux.rog at gmail.com wrote:
> The critical step left out of most tutorials: you must enable what 
> Google calls "insecure" downloads or the setup will fail!
> 
> https://www.ghacks.net/2014/07/21/gmail-starts-block-less-secure-apps-enable-access/

Google seems to have a bone for Thunderbird. I ran into this and it took 
awhile to resolve it wading through all of the google/gmail pages. Ric