On Sun, 2007-09-23 at 15:00 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Magnus Boman wrote:
> 
> >> 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.
> > 
> > That would be a very bad thing to do (TM). Reason is that if you're with
> > a provide or company with a policy to only allow three (or however many)
> > tries before you locked out, and you're also forced to change password
> > periodically, guess what's going to happen....
> > Probably better to find out why it fails the first time, unfortunately I
> > am not the right person for that job.
> 
> I know why it fails: while I type my master password the remote server
> times out, probably because it thinks I'm a human and not a machine. Or
> something of the sort. Not important.
> 
> What you say about changing passwords is not a problem at all: we could
> change it manually in the configuration instead. I just don't want to be
> prompted for the password. I want it to remember the password even if it
> fails, and let me decide if I want to type a new password.
> 
> Linux style, not windows style :-P
> 
> Ie, I want the configuration box to have:
> 
>     server _______
>     login  _______
> (*) remember password
>     password ________
> ( ) prompt for password on failure

How many people out there would understand that? I bet that most would
check "Remember password" and they'd be locked out of their system
before they know it.
Has got NOTHING to do with Windows vs Linux.

> 
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
>       Carlos E. R.
>       (from RC1)

Cheers,
Magnus

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