Password manager
This is a real nightmare. And trying to find something as simple as how to change a POP account login password took several tries. What in the world possessed you to drop a simple menu allowing edits as in old versions?
In general, this security crap has become so dysfunctional and outright stupid in the whole industry as to be the problem, not the solution. For instance, make your password long and random. Hence virtually impossible to memorize. But don't write it down, making it highly likely to forget. Then we star out all the characters so you can't see any typing mistakes, making entering it much harder than necessary. And then it doesn't stop hackers who just steal the database. THAT's the real vulnerability of most concern. So why make things more difficult than need be on your app?
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For any one who wants to know where passwords can be seen and removed as required:
Via 'Menu Bar' 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Security' > 'Passwords' tab OR Via 'Menu Toolbar' 'Menu icon' > 'Options' > 'Options' > 'Security' > 'Passwords' tab
click on 'Saved passwords' button click on 'Show Passwords' button
Menu differences for Linux and Mac:
Thanks, for the reply. Yes, I found that information on line--but not when I looked for it in help.
Seeing and deleting is not what I need. It's to easily change a password without risking losing the "profile."
And "Profile" should really be named "All settings and mail files." Given every time you install you create a new "Profile" and many of them can be junk, it's got to commonly happen that someone trashes a Profile with important data thinking it's just some settings. This is called designers missing an opportunity to head off future problems.
No reply expected or sought. I know some very good and dedicated people are working with Mozilla, and I am greatly appreciative of the products which I've used for many years. My point goes to improving great products.
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Seeing and deleting is not what I need. It's to easily change a password without risking losing the "profile."
What is so hard about typing it in when asked and clicking the use password manager options. Really I think the issue is that you are used to Microsoft applications and their penchant for poor security, but very very easy discoverability.
every time you install you create a new "Profile"
That should not happen at all. When you reinstall Thunderbird will read the profiles.ini file and find your old profile. If it is not, I wonder what is happening to that information in your case.
You obviously think the current system is fine. Well perhaps it is, and I just mis-remember or was too stupid to figure it out. Fair enough.
What is definitely true is I virtually never give product feedback because only once have I seen a product support group that was not convinced that their product was perfect in every way, and if anything was wrong, it must be the user's fault.
Maybe they've all been right. And maybe failed companies and products were killed off by a conspiracy of fools. In any case, I've got better things to do with my time, and no doubt so do you.
Anyway, best wishes. Really.