You're going beyond my knowledge here. William Klein wrote: > Hi Chris, Could I not set up a settings file for all my accounts, and > a second settings file containing only a subset of my accounts? Please > tell me where the settings files are located and their names. I could > change the name of a settings file so that Thunderbird could find only > the the file with the subset of accounts. Thanks, Bill > Chris Clifton wrote: >> No. If you set your computer so that you don't have to enter passwords, >> then anyone who has access, legitimate or otherwise to the computer also >> has access to your email. Setting a log on password for Windows would >> help, but would only delay, not stop, a thief from accessing everything >> stored on the computer. Remember also that even if the thief doesn't >> have your email passwords, he will still be able to read all the mails >> already downloaded. >> >> William Klein wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, If my computer is stolen then the thief has immediate entry. >>> Is there an alternative? Thanks, Bill >>> Chris Clifton wrote: >>> >>>> When you enter the password, there is a tick box, "remember this >>>> password" or something similar. Tick this box after you enter the >>>> password and before clicking OK. Thunderbird should then remember the >>>> password and automatically insert it every time you fetch mail. >>>> Occasionally, the Yahoo log in may fail, this is down to Yahoo, just >>>> re-check the remember password box and continue. >>>> >>>> William Klein wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Chris, Thanks to your patient help, all is working they way I want >>>>> it to. >>>>> >>>>> I have within Thunderbird four e-mail accounts (one Webmail, two >>>>> Yahoo, one gmail). Whenever I start Thunderbird, I must enter four >>>>> passwords. Please tell me how to suppress the password dialogue for >>>>> one or more of these accounts without it from my accounts settings. >>>>> Thanks, Bill >>>>> >>>>> Chris Clifton wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I still can't see why it asks for the password for william.klein when >>>>>> this isn't the account name. I can't get my Yahoo mail in Thunderbird to >>>>>> ask for a password at any time, maybe I need to restart Thunderbird >>>>>> after deleting the stored password. >>>>>> >>>>>> William Klein wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Chris, I have changed my Outgoing Server (SMTP) settings as shown >>>>>>> below, but I continue to receive the following message, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > > >
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