The other day Thunderbird went bananas again and refused to accept any password, old or new. Looking on Firefox, there is a "cure" for this problem, BUT IT ONLY WORKS IN WINDOWS! It will continue to work OK in Linux AFTER you open Windows and follow instructions: In Thunderbird: Options > Security > Passwords Click on Saved Passwords Click on Show Passwords There will be two lines--mailbox incoming and mailbox outgoing. Highlight these lines (must do one at a time) and click Remove Close > click on OK to save options. Close and reopen Thunderbird. It will prompt for a password--I think it has to be a new one. Once you have done the above, and opened T/B in Windows, you will be able to open it in Linux, using the same password you just entered in Windows. AFAIK, it will now work the same on any computer you have, in either system, but have not tried it yet. --doug