Thunderbird started to lose passwords randomly
Hello.
I have updated Thunderbird to version 38.3.0 from what I believe to be around version 31 to 34, that was 6 days ago. I have never encountered such problem before and I've used Thunderbird for many, many years.
Today, when I launched TB and entered the master password it flooded me with around 7 messages that it couldn't log in [try again] [re-enter password] [cancel]. I have instantly closed it and relaunched, only popped 3 such windows, closed again and relaunched, popped 3 windows but for other accounts than previously. I did check the password manager, selected imap passwords were gone (smtp ones remained).
I did google the problem and read http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_not_remembered_%28Thunderbird%29
The behavior is totally unwanted though and it doesn't appear to be classified a bug as it persist since early versions, reports say. I have 15 IMAP accounts in my TB and they use highly secure and sophisticated passwords, it's so painful to dig them out of my custom multi-encrypted password file each time TB forgets a password.
Is there a way to make TB stop forgetting passwords on its own? I know that in Firefox you have to manually "forget the site".
In case you need to know I run Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 with maximum UAC administrative account.
Thanks in advance.
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Update:
I'm reading many reports from today that gmail is having login and SMTP issues. IT so happens that 90% of my 15 email accounts are gmail.com so that explains why Thunderbird started to massively and randomly lose passwords.
Still, it should not happen. Let us disable that "auto forget" thing. How does it make sense that Thunderbird decides password is invalid on its own? Firefox does not do that, neither should Thunderbird.