# POP3 polling stopped working

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [26.Январь.2016 06:01:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-stopped-working/38490 "2016-01-26T06:01:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [26.Январь.2016 06:01:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-stopped-working/38490/1 "2016-01-26T06:01:18Z")

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Hi all, I had been using the email-in and reply-by-email features and they were working well for a few months until they suddenly stopped working.

I suspected that the polling period was too frequent and google may have blocked my install.  
I reset the email settings, created a new google apps email and double checked the “allow less-secure apps settings” etc but to no avail.

My problem is now that when I re-click pop3 polling enabled it gives an error “POP3 authentication failed. Please verify your pop3 credentials.” even though the credentials are correct and SSL is enabled.

Any ideas on what may be the problem? I tested pop3 polling from my laptop(not the discourse server yet) and it accepted the polling without any problem which makes me suspect that the settings I place in the admin settings section are not being applied properly. Any support would be much appreciated.

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