Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: alt.comp.software.seamonkey Subject: Re: Problematic popup for imap.mail.yahoo.com Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:07:41 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <86jz11k5f6.fsf@example.com> References: <864is9pb09.fsf@example.com> <10c6fqq$1ril4$1@dont-email.me> <10cbuh5$bq9n$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="924282"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:VSugXiZbm4PmVpEjPpLZGNH61HQ= sha1:EjzdZ0InC6YtqUseijggL0KpXhw= X-User-ID: eJwFwYkRgDAMA7CVcB6njNOY8/4jIHUS1BSb1W7zwTd3YasyhIjZ2HNUO4AbpUzz3OhXY/0X2hD1 Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.software.seamonkey:7938 David H Durgee writes: > NFN Smith wrote: >> David H Durgee wrote: >>> >>> I have Thunderbird on my system as well, but I don't use it as I >>> prefer SeaMonkey.  If I were to set up Thunderbird to access Yahoo >>> mail via IMAP and SMTP with oauth2, assuming it will work, would >>> there be a way to pull the oauth2 entry from it and add it to the >>> SeaMonkey password file to get it working here? >> I use both >>> Thunderbird and Seamonkey, and prefer Seamonkey, as well. >> I >>> don't believe that OAuth2 tokens are portable, even if you move a >> >>> profile from one computer to another. >> I don't know the internal >>> mechanics of how tokens are composed, but >> they're essentially a >>> fingerprint of your mail client, and where >> each token is entirely >>> unique, and not reusable. >> I don't believe there's a way of >>> export and import of a token, but >> even if there was, the server >>> in question would reject a submitted >> token as inauthentic. >> >>> Remember that the purpose of OAuth2 is for multi-factor >> >>> authentication, where your password is "something you know", and the >>> >> token is "something you have". I'm guessing, but the creation of >>> a >> token is likely to be something that is done with server >> >>> participation, which would mean that the server recognizes the >> >>> configured mail client. >> Although it seems intimidating, if you >>> have a token in one client >> and want to use another client, then >>> you have to use the second >> client to create its own token.  >>> However, that should be simple >> enough to do in the second client >>> if you make sure there are no >> saved tokens, and then let the >>> process work the way intended. That >> means that after the server >>> has been contacted (and authenticated >> your password), you get a >>> pop-up initiated by the server that >> requests a re-entry of your >>> password.  When the password is correct, >> then the token will be >>> created, and subsequently, should be >> invisible to you. >> Smith > > > The difficulty is that something in SeaMonkey is preventing me from > completing the dialog to create the token. If I copy the URL to a > Firefox window I AM able to complete the dialog but encounter an error > when it refers to a localhost URL even though a login notice is sent > to my backup email address. > > So at this point it appears I am unable to work with Yahoo mail on > SeaMonkey at all. > I decided to recreate the problem. I created a new profile and set up an email account for my yahoo email. I changed the connection security to TLS and Oauth2. Then when I tried to access my email I got a login to yahoo window. I clicked Next as the email was prefilled, but it would not do anything. I clicked Next again and got a two many connections error. I would recommend you use an app password and 2fa until this is fixed or forever.