Thunderbird Keeps Asking for Authentication + Cannot Send Emails
Hello,
I have been using Thunderbird for years without issue, but three days ago, I started having issues.
Now, I don't receive emails when I open Thunderbird. If I delete my password and re-sign in, I receive emails, but cannot send them. Trying to send an email makes Thunderbird ask me to sign in again.
I have two email accounts that I use with Thunderbird. Both accounts have this issue. I have this issue regardless of the network I'm in (work, cell hotspot, or home).
Things I have tried:
- Verified that my IMAP and SMTP settings match the guidance from email servers.
- Verified that my computer firewall is not blocking email.
- Tried connecting on different networks (so different ISPs)
- Deleted and re-entered passwords for each account
Here my current server configuration:
- Email 1 (@gmail.com)
* Server Name: imap.gmail.com * Port: 993 * Connection Security: SSL/TLS * Authentication Method: OAuth2
- Email 1 Outgoing Server:
* Server Name: smpt.gmail.com * Port: 465 * Authentication Method: OAuth2 * Connection Security SSL/TLS
- Email 2 (@[university].edu)
* Server Name: outlook.office365.com * Port: 993 * Connection Security: SSL/TLS * Authentication Method: OAuth2
- Email 2 Outgoing Server:
* Server Name: smtp.office365.com * Port: 587 * Authentication Method: OAuth2 * Connection Security SSL/TLS
I will greatly appreciate any help you can provide!
ప్రత్యుత్తరాలన్నీ (4)
I'm on Thunderbird 153.0esr (64-bit) on Linux Mint 22.3.
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Fixed thanks to: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/que.../1596545]
This part in particular:
you can avoid using an external browser by changing some settings in the config error, and restarting thunderbird; mailnews.oauth.usePrivateBrowser=true mailnews.oauth.useExternalBrowser=false mailnews.oauth.useSchemeRedirect=false
Did it happen exactly on the version change? Coming from which version? (version history at Help > Troubleshooting Information > Show update history?
After upgrading from 152.0 to 153.0 I was not able to complete oauth authentication again. Thunderbird would open an external browser, but would fail to recognize that I provided the correct credentials.
The settings above (mailnews.oauth.usePrivateBrowser=true, mailnews.oauth.useExternalBrowser=false, mailnews.oauth.useSchemeRedirect=false) reverted to opening the integrated browser and fixed the issue.