Email browsers

[LizzieW]

Well I have no idea what I've done but Thunderbird suddenly started working.  I decided I would try Mailspring as suggested by Midase and while that was downloading, Thunderbird downloaded a few emails.  Let's hope it continues working properly.

[hallmark]

I did have the updated version - it's been updating for sometime now, even though it's not working properly.  So I uninstalled that and downloaded an older version 60.6.1 but it's still not working.  I did wonder if the problem was because the access had somehow changed to imap rather than pop and also the I don't remember the Authentication method being OAuth2.  I can't remember what it used to be but OAuth2 just looks wrong.

They are my settings...

[hallmark]

Well I have no idea what I've done but Thunderbird suddenly started working.  I decided I would try Mailspring as suggested by Midase and while that was downloading, Thunderbird downloaded a few emails.  Let's hope it continues working properly.

Yes, T/bird will do all the settings for you be it imap or pop etc, Port No   

Whatever your setting are set to is what T/bird needs!

[LizzieW]

I'm now back with the settings like you have and after over 48 hours of tearing my hair out, Thunderbird suddenly decided to start working and is now downloading lots of emails.  I really don't understand computers at all    Perhaps it was because I'd decided to download Mailspring and it got jealous  .  In any case, Mailspring didn't work either.

[hallmark]

 

[AngusMcCoatup]

I'm not sure whether Thunderbird allows you to alter the type of connection (pop/imap), I've a feeling when I tried to do the same, I had to completely delete the connection and re-add it with the type I wanted.

That is a bit bizarre though. Is it still on imap? Perhaps there was an issue with just your account and it's all suddenly started working again?

I know you're going to be tempted to leave things now they are working again, but don't forget if you're still on the older version of Thunderbird, there is a new edition which supposedly addresses fetching new emails when there is an imap server and using oauth2 security.

[LizzieW]

I'm still on imap.  When I googled to see how I could solve the problem, it seemed as though it has been an ongoing problem for a few years now.  It has just updated itself again, so I guess everything should work OK for now.  Fingers crossed.

I've just looked at Thunderbird Release Notes and the top item under "FIXED" is Problem with Google authentication (OAuth2) - so it would seem there was a problem which after many complaints on Thunderbird's website has been fixed.  Earlier they were suggesting the problem was with Google, but who knows whether it's Thunderbird or Google who've fixed the problem.

[confusion]

This Thunderbird problem with (IMAP) connections may well be connected to the
updated TLSv1.3 problem that has recently been found with Firefox.

[LizzieW]

I didn't think Mozilla and therefore Firefox were connected any more.  I don't understand what the problem was but it seemed to have something to do with Google.