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Fix: Server Denied POP3 Access for Username and Password
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Gmailis perhaps the most popular email domain, but you may be unlucky to run into a couple of challenges, such as theserver denied POP3 access for the given username and passwordproblem. This is a POP3Gmailerror in your account, and with it, you won’t be able to receive emails.
If you’re experiencing this error, you know that it’s most likely caused by thePOP3 forwarding feature. Several factors can cause the POP3Gmailerror, some of which include the following:
What does POP3 unable to fetch mail mean?
If you refresh your inbox and instead of receiving new mails, you get an error that saysPOP3: Unable to fetch mail, your POP3 server details are incorrect. In most cases, it’s caused by an incorrect username or password.
To fix this issue, openGmailand navigate toSettings > Accounts > Check mail from other accounts. Here, modify your settings with the correct details.
How do I fix the server denied POP3 access issue?
1. Enable POP in the source account
2. Force fetch emails to the destination account
3. Use a device-specific password
This solution is mainly for accounts hosted on the Zoho mail domain. With two-factor authentication enabled on your email account, your account password may no longer work for incoming email verification.
For all the scenarios where you get theserver denied POP3 access for the given username and passworderror message, above are solutions that will work. I recommend that you attempt the solutions as they are listed here. However, Zoho Mail users may jump to the third troubleshooting solution to fix the problem.
More about the topics:Gmail issues,Outlook Errors
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