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I have Thunderbird configured to log in to 3 separate email accounts, one of which is a Yahoo email account. Several days ago, a message appeared that notified me that Thunderbird would not connect to the imap account in Yahoo. I tried changing the password by logging in to the Yahoo account via my browser, but Thunderbird still gives the error message. Do I need to delete the Yahoo account from Thunderbird and start over, or is there something else that can fix Thunderbird so I can use it for all 3 email accounts? Thank you.

I have been through all the steps and configurations and everything is set correctly but suddenly Thunderbird does not communicate with Gmail. I have tried everything. My passwords are correct and IMAP and STMP configurations are all correctly set. Now what?

I'm confident that this is not a Spectrum/Charter issue as I can log into their webmail client and send mail. I can also use the Mail app on my iPhone and send mail from my user@san.rr.com account. My settings are below and have not changed in many months (when SMTP was still working). I've also checked "Saved Logins" and verified that there are entries for IMAP and SMTP and that the password for both is the same and is correct.

Description: IMAP Mail Server Server Name: mail.twc.com Port: 993 User Name: user@san.rr.com Authentication method: Normal password Connection Security: SSL/TLS

Description: TWC SMTP Server Name: mail.twc.com Port: 587 User Name: user@san.rr.com Authentication method: Normal password Connection Security: STARTTLS

This issue started last week on my Windows 11 PC (which has had updates paused since last month). I was previously using TB 128 and have subsequently updated to 140 and repaired my inbox trying to find this issue. When I attempt to send a message, I see "Status" Sending Message..." and a blue progress bar that never changes (TB_sending.png). The dialog box remains frozen for multiple minutes. I had seen a connection error message to SMTP in the past, but it usually disappeared the same day (see other screenshots). It feels like TB is not making a good STARTTLS handshake with mail.twc.com. I've tried switching to SSL/TLS port 465 and that has the same issues.

I was notified by the Cornell University IT department that "Microsoft will begin retiring Exchange Web Services (EWS), an older technology used by some email and calendar applications, starting October 1, 2026" and that my use of Thunderbird might be affected.

Is Thunderbird currently using EWS to access my email account: cal19@cornell.edu

Thunderbird update to 156.0.1. After 2 days, it stopped accessing my email account. Get Messages does does not bring up password screen. Have confirmed that server settings are correct per ISP requirements. Thunderbird loads OK. Can see and access my previously downloaded emails. However, can NOT access email server for any new emails. No idea what to do or where to go. As is, Thunderbird is a useless program.

I use version 153.3.1esr

Outlook.com setup fails before any Microsoft sign-in opens, even with IMAP enabled, OAuth2 selected automatically, cookies allowed, and Troubleshoot Mode tested.

Cannot send or receive email all of sudden in Thunderbird. When I the click the messages icon, nothing happens, and I get "Could not connect to server mail.twc.com; the connection was refused". When trying to send a m,message I get "Sending of the message failed. The message could not be sent because connecting to Outgoing server (SMTP) mail.twc.com failed. The server may be unavailable or is refusing SMTP connections. Please verify that your Outgoing server (SMTP) settings are correct and try again." No settings were changed and everything was fine when I put the computer to sleep. This happens on both a Win 7 and 11 machine Email is a Time Warner (now Spectrum) Road Runner account (twc.com). Spent an hour with Spectrum, and they say this is a third party (Thunderbird) issue. A friend has the same setup, and is having the same problems that started at the same time. Win 11 version 150.02 Win 7 115.18.0 (latest available for win 7)

Appreciate any help....

This would be a new account as my existing Mailbird stopped working. I am on Windows 11 laptop and it appears that the last windows update excluded Mailbird from allowed. While setting up cannot get past the error msg that says Host name and port error. there is no window to enter a port number. Host name I am not sure but tried a few and talked with Rogers and they could not help, They said ask Thunderbird. I am at a loss. tried: imap.shaw.ca; mail.shaw.ca; shawmail.vc.shawcable.net and more that I found in notes.

Thunderbird says "certificate for mail.capsense.com is not valid for that server..." and hangs. Then awakes in 10 minutes.

I've been getting this message for months without problems.

My Gandi accounts will not connect. I know they are correct; I know my passwords are correct. They are my main emails; if I cannot use them, I cannot use Thunderbird?

Hi:

I'm fairly new to Thunderbird-I've only been using it for a few months. For the first while, everything was working fine. Now, almost all links in emails don't even open a browser window. Those rare ones that do open a browser window never seem to resolve or draw a page.

I don't remember changing any security settings from the defaults. What should I check to prevent this? I'm savvy enough to know what to click on, and what not to.

Thanks in advance

Thunderbird not connecting to server. It says timds out and an error occurred connecting to mobile.charter.net. I can neither send or receive emails. This started 8/20/2026

I've had AOL for an Email provider for several years now. I rarely went to the website to check my Email cause Thunderbird was linked to it. But today, AOL seems to be turning off my Thunderbird (I can't send or receive Email at the moment). It's like malware with the continuous popups making me log in to AOL to use Thunderbird but then ending up on some Yahoo Oops screen. I've been using Thunderbird since before I transitioned to AOL after moving.

It's been working fine up until today. When I do anything on Thunderbird, the annoying popup screens appear wanting me to log in. Any ideas? Have I been hacked?

Здравствуйте, уважаемые. Много дней пытаюсь начать работу в Тандерберд. Делаю всё по инструкции, всё идет хорошо. Создал у оператора почты специальный пароль для Тандерберд. На последнем этапе, после ввода этого пароля появляется ошибка (см. вложение). Никак не могу это побороть. Помогите, пожалуйста!

I downloaded the version on the site but I can't get it to accept my password all I get each time is this at the top of the box

Component returned failure code: 0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI) [nsIIOService.newURI]

Just how am I supposed to understand what that means. I would be grateful for any help you can give I've been using Thunderbird for over 25 years without any problems, I had to reinstall Windows and now I've got this problem.

Recently I posted about this problem here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1580858 In sum, I was having problems both in downloading messages from the Spectrum server and also with sending messages. I've attached screenshots of the error messages.

Matt and David kindly posted some helpful responses. The problem then seemed to spontaneously solve itself and I breathed a sigh of relief. Then a few days later it re-appeared.

This time it's not quite as bad in that I'll get the error messages but then usually a few minutes later I can download the messages or send an email. But it's still a real problem.

I called Spectrum again and this time the rep was adamant that if I can still use the Spectrum webmail feature (and I can), then it's not a Spectrum issue.

Last time Matt asked about my antivirus. I use Windows Defender (and occasionally do a manual scan with Malwarebytes free version), so if I understood him right, I should be OK as far as antivirus interference.

Matt also suggested I set TB so that I download messages at startup and every 15 minutes. I was set to every 10 minutes so I changed it to 15.

Matt said for me to check the Activity Manager. I've attached a screenshot of what that showed a few minutes ago. But I should note that this was after an error message displayed but my email downloaded anyway.

Finally, Matt said I should check the Error Console (Control + Shift +J). I've attached a screenshot of that. He also said I should use the trash can to clear it, so I did. He then said to press Shift + F5 to attempt to get my messages. But on my laptop, F5 just dims the display so no dice on that. But I have a second laptop and F5 is "neutral" on that one so I tried it there. I didn't get any new error message.

However, one of the screwy things is that sometimes I get all my messages as normal, but only after the "Can't connect to the server" message displays. And that's what happened with my second laptop above.

I hope I've provided better info. this time. And I hope you gents can help me with this mess.

Thanks,

Andrew

Couple months back had to restore computer. Wouldn't let me add my POP gmail account, said had to use IMAP. POP was no longer accepted or something to that effect. So I got IMAP set up. (Of course, I did save my old POP folder with some messages in it.) Ever since setting up the IMAP folder I only get maybe 30 messages each morning. Never more. Which is no way right. I've googled and tweeked the synchronization/storage settings and the server settings. Nothing works. I'll spend hours googling suggestions and trying them, then get frustrated and move on. Then a week or so later I go thru it all again. Nothing changes!! Still only get the very few emails each morning. About 30 or so minutes after the initial download of messages, I'll get a pop up saying imap connection lost. This is SO frustrating. I have no idea what to try next. I never had this kind of issue with any of my POP accounts. Any suggestions? I've probably already tried them but will certainly give it another try. Thanks! Lynn

How do I access the notification messages so I can post them here? Because there is like 12 or more a day on each machine from multiple accounts.

I got one that mentions restricting the number of concurrent threads using the IMAP interface but no clue as to how to restrict TB from making multiple requests from multiple accounts to the same server at the same time.