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

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**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, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-to-the-pop3-server-is-failing-with-an-authentication-error-please-check-your-pop3-settings/229297/3 "2022-06-07T18:14:42Z")

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Thank you, That’s now working 👍.

A warning for anyone else going through this - Google will likely fire off security alerts. The algos went as far as auto-dumping my first attempt 🙄.

Check the inbox of the gmail account you’ve setup as you go through this process so you can confirm to their algos that is you performing the changes.

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