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  need help on setting up thunderbird <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-08-05 01:40 +0200
    Re: need help on setting up thunderbird Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> - 2021-08-05 02:10 +0200
    Re: need help on setting up thunderbird <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-05 09:30 +0200
      Re: need help on setting up thunderbird didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2021-08-05 10:10 +0200
        Re: need help on setting up thunderbird <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-05 10:20 +0200
          Re: need help on setting up thunderbird lou <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-08-05 12:50 +0200
            Re: need help on setting up thunderbird asoeldner@gmx.de - 2021-08-05 12:50 +0200
            Re: need help on setting up thunderbird <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-05 14:00 +0200
              Re: need help on setting up thunderbird lou <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-08-05 23:00 +0200
                Re: need help on setting up thunderbird <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-06 08:50 +0200

#238167 — need help on setting up thunderbird

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mail provider gives me 16-character-long authorization code for smtp server(something like 77c93457b12ab54a)i can't enter it in thunderbird
    
in Account Settings/Outgoing Sever dialogPort should be 587which shall i choose for "Connection security" and "Authentication method"?

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#238169

On 5/8/21 7:38 am, loushanguan2015@sina.com wrote:
> mail provider gives me 16-character-long authorization code for smtp server
> (something like 77c93457b12ab54a)
> i can't enter it in thunderbird
> 
> in Account Settings/Outgoing Sever dialog
> Port should be 587
> which shall i choose for "Connection security" and "Authentication method"?
> 


You might be interested in subscribing to, and, posting your query (and 
other applicable queries) to, the two Thunderbird users mailing lists at 
groups.io .

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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#238177

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On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 07:38:44AM +0800, loushanguan2015@sina.com wrote:
> mail provider gives me 16-character-long authorization code for smtp server(something like 77c93457b12ab54a)i can't enter it in thunderbird
>     
> in Account Settings/Outgoing Sever dialogPort should be 587which shall i choose for "Connection security" and "Authentication method"?

I /think/ (long time ago I set that up for someone, I prefer a
civilised MUA ;-) you just have to set up the account (without
any password) and then try to fetch mail. Then, Thunderbird will
ask you for the password and you can enter it. It will remember
it for the next time.

Why anyone would design software like that is beyond me. But hey.

Cheers
 - t

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#238184

Hello,

>From memory (so take it with a grain of salt), when Thunderbird asks
for a password to access a mail server for the first time, it proposes
to store it in order for the user to not have to enter his password
each time. But this storage is not mandatory. If the user choses to
enter his passord each time for security reasons, he thus may do it.

I would imagine that is somewhat similar to certain distros that
propose a desktop environment auto-login: that is not mandatory and the
user may chose to discard this feature if he considers it a security
risk

Cheers :-)

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On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 10:08:55AM +0200, didier gaumet wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> >From memory (so take it with a grain of salt), when Thunderbird asks
> for a password to access a mail server for the first time [...]

This is more or less my recollection, yes.

> I would imagine that is somewhat similar to certain distros that
> propose a desktop environment auto-login: that is not mandatory and the
> user may chose to discard this feature if he considers it a security
> risk
> 
> Cheers :-)

My beef was not so much about (the choice of) storing your password
or not, but about *not* giving the user the possibility of entering
it when setting up the account, along with the other account data
(SMTP server, IMAP, etc.).

Cheers :-)
 - t

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#238196

Thank didier and tomas! i've set up thunderbird

when i receive mail, thunderbird prompts me for password, i enter 
16-char-long code, password used in their web-based mail isn't used

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#238197

Am 05.08.2021 um 12:34 schrieb lou:
> Thank didier and tomas! i've set up thunderbird
>
> when i receive mail, thunderbird prompts me for password, i enter
> 16-char-long code, password used in their web-based mail isn't used
>

Take a look in "Settings" and there for Master-Password ..

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#238201

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On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 06:34:18AM -0400, lou wrote:
> Thank didier and tomas! i've set up thunderbird
> 
> when i receive mail, thunderbird prompts me for password, i enter
> 16-char-long code, password used in their web-based mail isn't used

I think I din't understand you: is thunderbird working with your mail
now or not?

Cheers
 - t

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#238225

tomas, thunderbird is working now

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#238245

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On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 04:55:51PM -0400, lou wrote:
> tomas, thunderbird is working now

Thanks, glad to hear it :)

Cheers
 - t

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