Re: Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security. [SOLVED]

2018-12-28 Thread Tim via users
On Fri, 2018-12-28 at 13:43 -0700, home user via users wrote: > The problem that motivated this thread seems to have (magically!) > disappeared. Perhaps the problem was on the verizon-yahoo end. That does happen. Also, if you've had a few unsuccessful connections, a server may lock you out for

Re: Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security. [SOLVED]

2018-12-28 Thread Rick Stevens
On 12/28/18 12:43 PM, home user via users wrote: > The problem that motivated this thread seems to have (magically!) > disappeared.  Perhaps the problem was on the verizon-yahoo end. > > I use Thunderbird almost exclusively (>99%) for my e-mail.  All accounts > are set to "SSL/TLS" and "Normal

Re: Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security. [SOLVED]

2018-12-28 Thread home user via users
The problem that motivated this thread seems to have (magically!) disappeared. Perhaps the problem was on the verizon-yahoo end. I use Thunderbird almost exclusively (>99%) for my e-mail. All accounts are set to "SSL/TLS" and "Normal password". If I understand Tim and Rick correctly,

Re: Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security.

2018-12-26 Thread Tim via users
Allegedly, on or about 26 December 2018, home user via users sent: > I used to think Wikipedia is great. Lately, my opinion of it is > declining. It's not always authoritative, it's not very stable > (article contents change too much, too often), and other faults. I'm > almost certain I'm not

Re: Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security.

2018-12-26 Thread Rick Stevens
On 12/26/18 11:05 AM, home user via users wrote: > Thank-you, Tim. > >> ... Look them all up on Wikipedia, if you want mostly understandable >> explanations of each of them. > I used to think Wikipedia is great.  Lately, my opinion of it is > declining.  It's not always authoritative, it's not

Re: Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security.

2018-12-26 Thread home user via users
Thank-you, Tim. > ... Look them all up on Wikipedia, if you want mostly understandable > explanations of each of them. I used to think Wikipedia is great. Lately, my opinion of it is declining. It's not always authoritative, it's not very stable (article contents change too much, too often),

Re: Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security.

2018-12-24 Thread Tim via users
Allegedly, on or about 24 December 2018, home user via users sent: > 2. What are the advantages, disadvantages, and security risks of each > of the 6 authentication methods offered by Thunderbird for yahoo e- > mail? You can only use the options that the ISP supports as well. Which probably

Thunderbird-yahoo e-mail authentication and security.

2018-12-24 Thread home user via users
background == For the past few days, most every step of using yahoo e-mail in Thunderbird is taking minutes rather than seconds. Examples: log in, selecting a folder, selecting a message. I've changed nothing. I looked at Thunderbird help. I saw in a different, very recent problem