Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2217 mails)

["Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 23 September 2007 07:37:57 am Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a nuisance in Thunderbird.
>
> When I try to send an email via my provider smtp server, it discovers it
> needs a password and asks for my master password. I type it, but by this
> time the smtp session timed out in the server (I guess) and fails.
>
> I try again, and this time Th. asks for my smtp password and whether I
> want to keep it. Why? He already knows that! This is a nuisance, because
> I use random passwords difficult to remember and have look it up.
>
> Is there a way to make Thunderbird remember my password for ever and not
> ask for it again, even if it fails? I want to be able to enter the
> password in the configuration, not as a pop up when I want to send or
> receive. I do not want to be asked again if it fails, because once
> configured the password it keeps being correct.

Kmail with KWallet has no problems. 
I just checked with 'netstat -ct' and it calls mail server after it get mail 
account password from KWallet. That prevents timeout. 

Can you do the same with Thunderbird? 

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Regards,
Rajko.
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