![]() ![]() There has been no evidence of any instability. This configuration has worked as expected. ![]() The the Thunderbird inbox populated with the email on the Gmail IMAP server. The first time accessing the Gmail inbox in Thunderbird, I was taken to a Gmail authentication screen in my browser where I entered my Gmail username and password successfully. Then I edited the account to use “OAuth2” for both IMAP and SMTP. I choose “Normal Password” which failed but under “Advanced Config” in Thunderbird’s manual account setup I was able to force saving the account. The “OAuth2” authentication method was not on the selection list when initially setting up my Gmail accounts in Thunderbird using the manual configuration option. ![]() The following configuration settings were successful in setting up the current version of Mozilla Thunderbird as the desktop Gmail client in Windows 10 Professional and Windows 10 Enterprise. I hope these notes help others in the same situation. After some research and tinkering with the setup, I found the right configuration settings that worked for my computers and Gmail accounts. The automatic setup provided in Thunderbird only worked for IMAP and not SMTP. I was not able to find an article on the Internet that provided directions on how to add a Gmail account to Thunderbird. I like to have Gmail setup in Mozilla Thunderbird on my computers (Windows 10 and CentOS8) so I have quick access to answer student emails and other electronic correspondence.Ĭonfiguring access to Gmail has gotten more difficult in recent history due to stricter security standards required by Google. In addition, the college where I teach uses Gmail for student email accounts. Like so many other people, I use Google Mail (Gmail) everyday on my cell phone, tablet, and computers.
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