When trying to connect Thunderbird on Ubuntu 20.02 to gmail I am asked to download a file after the google authentication pop up .

I have been dealing with this issue for the last several thunderbird versions. I am currently running 115.18.0 Everytime I try to configure an existing gmail account fo… (read more)

I have been dealing with this issue for the last several thunderbird versions. I am currently running 115.18.0

Everytime I try to configure an existing gmail account for thunderbird via File -> New -> Existing email account

I specify my Name and gmail email address, then password for the gmail account.

The google authentication pop up launches " Mozilla Thunderbird wants to access you Gmail" and I click "Allow"


As soon as I click "Allow" I am asked to download a file.

Google gemini says this file is a sign that Oauth is not being accepted by thunderbird.

What I have tried. I verified Thunderbird is set to accept cookies I have verified there are no previously stored gmail passwords (as this has never worked) I have changed my default browser from Firefox to Brave and verified the same behavior

please help, Thunderbird has never been able to connect to gmail when running on this Ubtuntu install.

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I am so annoyed, MS clearly sabotage this to push people back to their horrific software! I am so against that idea I lost an entire full work day today trying to do something SO simple, to install Thunderbird (for a friend) and connect it to MS365 email address.

It's IMAP, it should have taken SECONDS! It did create it, pulled in tons of email, but refuses to SEND any! I tried every single suggestion I could find online, going back years. NOTHING works! All i get every time whne sending email is : "Login to server smtp.office365.com failed. "

Does anyone have a magic cure, 6 solid hours of this and I still refuse to give up hopes of making Thunderbird the active mail client! Thanks

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Hello,

I hope someone can help me with this little issue.

I’ve downloaded firefox to my ipad and every link I click, it opens in a new tab, instead of staying in the same window. I find it quite confusing. Especially when I had a couple of tabs open already. So everytime I clicked a new link,I didn’t immediately see that I opened another tab, and kept clicking the link (thinking it didn’t work), until I had multiple tabs opened, but they weren’t visible in the tab bar. It’s not very user friendly to me.

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Thank you

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