Carlos E. R. wrote:
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.
It can't be a timeout unless you need a very long time to enter your master password. If you didn't store your SMTP password, then you would have to enter it (instead of your TB master password) each time you want to send emails, and the provider must allow for some time to do so.
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.
The reason for this is most likely that your provider had a database problem and the password was rejected (I experienced it with my provider as well, but rarely). In this case, TB asks you for a new SMTP password since it came to the conclusion that the stored one was wrong - from TB's point of view, it does not make sense to ask you for the master password again or to offer a "retry" button under these circumstances.
Is there a way to make Thunderbird remember my password for ever and not ask for it again, even if it fails?
It depends on how it fails. When there's a network problem, TB does not ask you again. It's your provider's server that most likely returned an error code indicating that the password was wrong or failed.
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.
As a workaround, press the "Cancel" button when TB asks for the SMTP password (there might some other windows popping up, just "Cancel" all these windows). Once the windows are gone, try to connect again ("Get Mail") and at that time, TB will remember your stored password. If the problem at the provider's end was only temporarily, it should now work. Th. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org