TB 139.0.2 fails POP download, no password ask
After installing upgrade to 139.0.2, POP downloads failed. Last was on 6/19/2025 at 8:19PM. I deleted both saved passwords.. Went to AOL and generated a new APP password but there was no way to upgrade to it. I sent a test message to myself [ smtp] and AOL logged me in and TB generated the saved password oauth://login.aol.com (mail-w).
However even with shutdown TB and restart, there was no request for a POP password [ such as the new AOL APP generated one. What should I do? Is this a bug? I can read and use AOL mail on my browser [EDGE]. LKint@verizon.net
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Went to AOL and generated a new APP password
Why would you want to generate an app password in the first place? If you use OAuth2 authentication for both, the incoming, and outgoing server, then you don't need an app password. You have to use you main AOL account password. App passwords are considered less secure, and shouldn't be used anyway.
TB generated the saved password oauth://login.aol.com (mail-w).
This isn't a password, but an OAuth authentication token. You'll have to authenticate once with your main AOL account password though. The token will expire at some point, and you'll be prompted to re-authenticate.
To force re-authentication you can delete the authentication token listed in 'Saved Logins'. This can also help to fix authentication problems. For the OAuth authentication to succeed you'll have to temporarily allow cookies in Thunderbird.
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