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

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**Category:** Product 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:** ![DavidO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f475e1/32.png) [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-to-the-pop3-server-is-failing-with-an-authentication-error-please-check-your-pop3-settings/229297/6 "2022-06-26T22:45:47Z")

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Hopefully the delay/wait solves my issue also. It shows that it connected…

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/4/0/f40d4623214314df98a8335386a9e486eaf8602e.png)

…but it’s still not yet showing anything new in Gmail Sent items.

Error: 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted

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