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Hello,

I was asked to sign in and when I used my password I got the following message:

Sending of password for user [edited] @athleticstrengthtraining.com did not succeed. Mail server pop.secureserver.net responded: Authentication failed.

I have tried to log in several times and continue to get this message. So I have not received my emails in a few weeks.

Hi

I have a thunderbird with 3 google accounts and 2 ovh accounts Since today I'm annoyed with my google (no problem with ovh) accounts that ask me for my password every time I try to search new messages.

I confirm the password, I confirm on my phone that "it's me", I confirm that I validated, it seems to work but

- it does not retrieve my new emails
- it asks me again for the password the next time

I am in POP port 995 and SSL/TLS / OAuth2 I tried to delete the saved passwords, to disable the firewall I'm out of ideas...

Thanks in advance for your help

I have a new Windows 11 computer and I have been using Thunderbird on previous computers for more years than I care to admit, pretty much since its inception.

Yesterday I received an expected email with several PDF files attached. One by one I opened them and printed the files then, at a certain point I had Windows Defender pop up a warning for a Tojan "Wacatac". In quick succession after that it popped up more warnings for "Wacatac" and "Oneeva".

I immediately closed Thunderbird and ran Defender to remove the threats, which it seemed to do and then gave a clear scan.

Following this I opened Thunderbird again and If I tried to open nearly any attachment the system started working very hard and Thunderbird gave a "Not responding" message. Also at one point I noted that Thunderbird reported that it was downloading messages even though there were no new messages.

At is time I started to get a huge number of warning messages with more malware than I bothered to record but I noticed a downloaded and various advertising or redirection malware.

I then detached all of the PDF files in the suspect email and scanned them separately - they did not result in any infection. I then deleted the email in question. My assumption was that the files themselves were downloaded directly from the server and that perhaps the infected file was somehow concealed.

I noted that all of the infected files reported by Defender where in a profile inbox folder for my IMAP server. This is normally a hidden folder so I had to turn on viewing of hidden files and folders in Windows Explorer. I reasoned that since I was using IMAP and hoped that the files on my email server were not infected (except the mail that I had deleted) I could safely delete the entire inbox folder and let Thunderbird re-build it the next time I used it.

For precaution I also downloaded and installed the latest version of Thunderbird over my existing installation.

All this was a bit intuitive as I had no idea how or if it would work.

I am pleased to say that the combination of deleting the suspected infected mail, deleting the IMAP inbox folder, and reinstalling TB over the existing installation seems to have resolved the problem. When I restarted Thunderbird it re-created the profile folder that I had deleted and I was able to open various attachments without encountering the problem. Logically it seems that I may have been correct that the Trojan was hidden amongst the attachments in the suspect email and I have reported to to the sender.

I will now have to be very careful of any signs that I may have had theft of passwords. Fortunately most important sites use 2 step security. I really don't want to have to find and change all my passwords :(

Any comments would be gratefully accepted, though I do seem to have resolved the problem myself.

Thunderbird is caught in a loop: After importing my personal key and accepting it, everything seems fine. I then need to verify the recipients key. Afterwards, the private key isn't verified anymore. Reinstalling Thunderbird hasn't helped, currently running version 91.10.0 on 64-bit Windows 10 (the problem occured right after installing thunderbird and exists since then). I already tried to generate a new private key, but the problem remains the same.

I have 3 thunderbird accounts ..2 of them connect fine to online gmail,,,,however the 3rd is getting invalid password messages.... I have reset the password in gmail and likewise in Thunderbird...but it is not connecting any ideas?

I'm unable to add any of my Gmail accounts into Thunderbird.

When I add a Gmail account, it goes through the process of logging in via OAuth2 using the default configuration, and I get the pop-up. I enter my email address and password, and it brings me to the Google screen where I approve of giving access to Thunderbird (this screen: https://www.google.ca/search?q=google+account+permissions+screen+thudnerbird&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjtpY2M7I_3AhXHg3IEHaaPCOkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=google+account+permissions+screen+thudnerbird&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CVA1jjDmDED2gAcAB4AYABgwGIAbcJkgEDNi42mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=jiFWYu2mCceHytMPpp-iyA4&bih=754&biw=1600#imgrc=ZNXSyYRJ67bY4M).

When I hit Allow, the pop-up closes, and then Thunderbird comes back with "Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password."

I have no problem adding Gmail to other apps; it's only Thunderbird that is having this issue. I've already tried a fresh install on a fresh profile, but it continues to fail.

I am unable to sign in, it asks for my gmail password which I give, and it is correct, but I am unable to sign in and I keep keep the enter your password again and again. I am able to sign into my gmail on this computer through gmail directly, and also on my iPhone so I know my password is correct. I have been using Thunderbird for years and would like to continue to do so.

Google has disabled POP access in Thunderbird. Specifically they have removed the option to allow "Less Secure Apps" from downloading emails using POP access. They define "Less Secure" as apps requiring only a username and password. Currently (as of June 2022) Thunderbird can not download Gmail emails using POP.

Just FYI I will gladly give up Gmail and keep Thunderbird. I believe the only workaround is to have Gmail forward all emails to another, more friendly, email provider until I am able to convert all my contacts.

Thanks!

Today I can not access my thunderbird email. Must be the Google issue, worked yesterday. I have updated to the latest 91.10.0 release and still have the issue. Appears the update that should have updated the settings for this google situation, did not apply. Followed the instructions for possible correction: changed the accept cookies to all copies and always. Do not see a Config Editor under the General Preferences. At least not an area labeled as such. Do not know the status of javascript within my system. Current passwords do not have the oauth preceding any password. What steps should I take to correct this issue and be able to retrieve my emaii? Could not find a phone number available to contact support on this matter. David Brunton

I've been running TB38/linux for a long time and have many extensions and .css entries. In order to comply with gmail's upcoming OAuth2 requirement, I just installed TB91 and copied over the contents of my TB38 profile into the newly-created profile.

Imagine my disgust to find that none of my .css entries (mostly involving fonts not dealt with in the preferences) and most of my extensions and colors are inoperative. I've been tweaking TB since it was Netscape .9 and appearance and LEGIBILITY (Arial bold) is really important for something that I use for many hours per day. Quite frankly, I hate this new version. If I have to I will use it in order to avoid losing my SORTED email going back to 1995, but I'll do it resentfully.

It has been my experience that with each update I lose something of value to me -- hence my stop at V38. What is the oldest version of Thunderbird/linux that will satisfy gmail's OAuth2 requirement?

I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering...

I am having trouble sending emails. I am asked to loginto server smtp.googlemail with username ... nad then asked to enter the password but it wont accept it I have all my accounts using OAuth2. I deleted and reentered all my passwords in TB and have no problem receiving emails from my Gmail

After the setting login change of google on 30 May i can not aproch my e-mail accounts in thunderbird anymore. i have no problem with other email adresses in TB. on my android telephone no problems. on the webmail no problem. i am getting desperate. regards erik platerink --erikplaterink@gmail.com

I have 6 gmail accounts which until last Thursday were all working fine on Thunderbird. However, I received an email for my main account from google telling me that they were switching on 2 step authentication, whether I wanted it or not.

After that imap stopped working for this 1 account. So I logged out of google for this account, and logged in again, using 2 step via phone. Still not working.

So I checked all my Imap settings with googles instructions, updated from the default smtp server, and still nothing.

Went back to google, and found I could switch off 2 step verification which I did. Thunderbird now partially works. I can download emails but when I come to send or save as draft, I get the error message as shown.

Windows 10, Firefox 91.4.0 (64bit)

TYIA

2 days ago i could send messages. now I cant. I removed the smtp address like the help section told me to after getting the "Login to account "Google Mail" " dialog box and subsequent retrying of a good password had failed... I havent changed my password and am able to login directly to gmail no problem. thunderbird has the correct /same password but still the dialog box shows. I see the 0auth password ( also attached) but its too long to copy and paste so must be gernerated by google. I tried this after I got the send message error ( also attached) and tried what it said...

Also attached are the current saved logins etc minus the smtp I deleted.... The authentication method is set to 0Auth2.

what am I missing? thanks

Hi,

I used to use Thunderbird to access Gmail, Yahoo mail and normal email account (all POP3).

I have updated (not reinstall) Thunderbird to the latest version since Gmail disabled non secure apps access.

I have changed the Authentication to OAuth by follow the instruction from your page, but the system keep asking me to login (I have grant access in Gmail).

This happens not only Gmail as well as my Yahoo mail and normal POP3 account. I am sure the password is correct and still cannot get my emails from all of my accounts.

I also notice the token/password has not been saved to the system in Saved Password session. ( I have tried to run as administrator but still doesn't work.)

What have I missed? Can still using POP3 method to get email if problem solved?

My current system is Win7 with Thunderbird 32bit installed.

Thanks!!

Up until Tuesday Thunderbird & Gmail were working fine & have een for years. Suddenly when I tried to get my messages on June 7, I got the message: "Sending of password for user napaneedlepoint did not succeed. Mail server pop.googlemail.com responded: Username and password not accepted."

I can get to Gmail just fine from my browser. I checked preferences & the passwrds are right. I have tried closing & opening Thunderbird several times -- no change. i shut my Mac down every night. No change each morning.

I dowloaded 91.8.0 and reinstalled -- no change.

I see nothing about oAuth in my passwords section & no option to see this. I run my business using this & this is a huge HUGE problem.

Please help!

I have several POP accounts. I may be forced to use at least one IMAP account from Protonmail.

Firstly; Will having multiple POP and one or more IMAP accounts on the same Thunderbird be an issue?

Secondly. IMAP by its very nature is insecure and high risk. Email is stored on servers I have no control over, that can fail, be hacked, sold off, backed up or a number of other things. Sure, my PC could potentially be hacked, but I'd much rather have my emails, which are very personal and private to me somewhere that I control.

I have no mobile devices. I use only one PC for email. It uses only Thunderbird. I do not now or ever want to use web email.

So, how do I delete emails from an IMAP server? I read somewhere that I need to move emails to my local folders? So I would need to set up a filter to move all incoming email to a secondary inbox and then another filter into the relevant sub folders. I get some email from people I've not received emails from before so I won't have a specific filter set up for them initially hence the first filter.

Would that work?

I gather then that the next time Thunderbird syncs (checks for email?) it will then delete the email from the server?

If that won't work is there another way to automatically remove email from an IMAP server?

From reading through posts on this forum I see that I may also lose my notification sounds? I currently receive a received email notification for all emails, even those moved to sub folders. (refer https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1155074)

Another hitch in this is that I'm stuck on 52.9.1 because Mozilla removed support for most of the add-ons I use and only half of them are compatible with newer versions of Thunderbird. One that is very critical to me is one that selectively encrypts email for specific contacts using S/MIME certificates. AFAIK this is not natively available in later versions of Thunderbird, and the author states Mozilla has made it impossible for him to maintain the add on.