could not get OAuth2 for hostname = mail.comcast.net
Please help with the following issue when trying to setup new thunderbird email acct. I previously have been using thunderbird email acct. for about 15 years and just wanted to update. I am getting the following update failure : could not get OAuth2 for hostname = mail.comcast.net What do I do ???
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The host name you mention is not the one I use. Where did you get it? Here are Xfinity's recommended settings:
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/email-client-programs-with-xfinity-email
It doesn't mention OAuth2, but they seem to have implemented it sometime in the last year, and last time I checked, both it and Normal Password worked.
My working Comcast settings (I use IMAP) are:
IMAP (Incoming): Incoming Server Type: IMAP Mail Server Incoming Server Name: imap.comcast.net Port: 993 User Name: <my email address> Connection Security: SSL/TLS Authentication method: OAuth2
POP3 (Incoming): Incoming Server Type: POP Mail Server Incoming Server Name: pop3.comcast.net Port: 995 User Name: <my email address> Connection Security: SSL/TLS Authentication method: OAuth2
SMTP (Outgoing): SMTP Server Name: smtp.comcast.net Port: 465 Connection Security: SSL/TLS Authentication method: OAuth2 User Name: <my email address>
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