There is an answer here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3022020?start=0&tstart=0 On Aug 26, 2012, at 7:21 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: this may help: http://email.about.com/od/accessinggmail/f/Gmail_SMTP_Settings.htm On Aug 26, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Deb Lewis <deblewis53@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi!! Since setting up 2-step verification in Google I've been unable to send mail in Mac Mail. I receive it fine. On the Google site I found that if you've not used a password in awhile you could click something that gave you 30 minutes to use it. I did and no luck. So I reset the application specific password for Gmail on the Mac. Still able to receive fine but can only send by using another server. In the account it says the SMTP server for Google is offline. I'm all in favor of the 2-step verification but this is getting ridiculous. Thoughts? Deb ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Jonnie Appleseed With His Hands-On Technolog(eye)s touching the internet Reducing Technology's disabilities One Byte At a time -- Jonnie Appleseed With His Hands-On Technolog(eye)s touching the internet Reducing Technology's disabilities One Byte At a time ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx