On 2021-03-29 12:51 a.m., Bob Williams wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 21:28:00 +0200 Carlos E.R. wrote:
Once they have your password to send and receive, they get the contents and they read them (and write them). Then they change the password and you are out.
Interesting. I use Claws-Mail rather than Thunderbird. I do not need a 'master' password in Claws-Mail, although every email account within CM needs its own login password. But that is a set once and forget operation. But from what you're saying, Carlos, I am somehow vulnerable?
Unless you are using a third-party password manager, you passwords are probably stored in plain-text, so unless you are absolutely certain that no unauthorized person will ever gain access to your computer, they are vulnerable.