# Connection to the POP3 server is failing with an authentication error. Please check your POP3 settings

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-to-the-pop3-server-is-failing-with-an-authentication-error-please-check-your-pop3-settings/229297
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-to-the-pop3-server-is-failing-with-an-authentication-error-please-check-your-pop3-settings/229297 "2022-06-07T12:24:53Z")
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### Author: ![Amicable](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/amicable/32/68902_2.png) [@Amicable](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amicable)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-to-the-pop3-server-is-failing-with-an-authentication-error-please-check-your-pop3-settings/229297/1 "2022-06-07T12:24:53Z")

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It looks like Google has changed POP3 access and this has led to my instance failing to poll messages after running smoothly for 5 years.

I found an older fix for this here: [Gmail POP3 authentication failed — switch to application password](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-pop3-authentication-failed-switch-to-application-password/109677/1) . I followed the gmail link provided in order to switch the service to _application password only_ but it seems Google adjusted their policy on May 30 2022.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/2/4/724ff46b16455e5c68ad02b4bdb42ec0db57a42d.png)

Can anyone kindly advise how Gmail Pop3 should now be setup in Discourse?

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