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Can't setup email getting strange notice. Component returned failure code: 0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI) [nsIIOService.newURI]

pcaddy1

I downloaded the version on the site but I can't get it to accept my password all I get each time is this at the top of the box

Component returned failure code: 0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI) [nsIIOService.newURI]

Just how am I supposed to understand what that means. I would be grateful for any help you can give I've been using Thunderbird for over 25 years without any problems, I had to reinstall Windows and now I've got this problem.

I downloaded the version on the site but I can't get it to accept my password all I get each time is this at the top of the box Component returned failure code: 0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI) [nsIIOService.newURI] Just how am I supposed to understand what that means. I would be grateful for any help you can give I've been using Thunderbird for over 25 years without any problems, I had to reinstall Windows and now I've got this problem.

Wayne Mery trɔe

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To better understand your issue, please upload screenshots of your current settings here and someone will help you. Be careful not to reveal your personal information.

Here are the screenshots you asked for starting with the first screen on the hub and progressing to the end also with the information input manually but it always ends up with the weird message, all this information works correctly on Mailbird, Outlook and Dolphin on my android phone, I had Ionos support help me but they could not understand why it wasn't working (they shared my screen to try and help). I've been using Thunderbird for 25+ years with no problem and have always been able to setup my accounts but all this has happend because I reinstalled windows the only change I've made is to use IMAP insted of POP3. Ionos is the company that took over 1&1, before it was set up with pop3. You can see from the images I uploaded that everything appears to be OK until the final stage when I input my password, I get exactly the same when I try to add my other email account, the passwords are correct as the work on all the other clients and the Ionos website. I hope someone can help.

That is this bug.

Bia biabia

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