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oauth 2.0 key exchange

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trying to install my yahoo acct it works well i get to a new pop up screen its blank but if i copy to chrome its asking me to log in to yahoo and give thunderbird permissions. i cant seem to use the default web browser to log in just a blank page.

Thanks Tim


https://api.login.yahoo.com/oauth2/request_auth?response_type=code&client_id=dj0yJmk9NUtCTWFMNVpTaVJmJmQ9WVdrOVJ6UjVTa2xJTXpRbWNHbzlNQS0tJnM9Y29uc3VtZXJzZWNyZXQmeD0yYw--&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost&scope=mail-w&login_hint=timj3371%40yahoo.com

trying to install my yahoo acct it works well i get to a new pop up screen its blank but if i copy to chrome its asking me to log in to yahoo and give thunderbird permissions. i cant seem to use the default web browser to log in just a blank page. Thanks Tim https://api.login.yahoo.com/oauth2/request_auth?response_type=code&client_id=dj0yJmk9NUtCTWFMNVpTaVJmJmQ9WVdrOVJ6UjVTa2xJTXpRbWNHbzlNQS0tJnM9Y29uc3VtZXJzZWNyZXQmeD0yYw--&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost&scope=mail-w&login_hint=timj3371%40yahoo.com

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I solved it I installed Java and it worked

Thanks

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timj3371
timj3371 Mwenye swali

this is what i get

Matt
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This may sound wrong, but check the Google article in the following link. Oauth works the same for both as far as Thunderbird is concerned and troubleshooting is the same. My guess is the cookies are your issue. but work through it all.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/automatic-conversion-google-mail-accounts-oauth20

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Suluhisho teule

I solved it I installed Java and it worked

Thanks