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Change mail password VIA Thunderbird

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Happy NY to everybody! I need to change password on my mail server not IN Thunderbird but VIA Thunderbird as a mail client. I tried to changed by removing the login/password records and installing them with new passwords but I could not enter the server then. There is NO ACCESS to the mail server via browser because there is no browser interface (corporate mail).

Happy NY to everybody! I need to change password on my mail server not IN Thunderbird but VIA Thunderbird as a mail client. I tried to changed by removing the login/password records and installing them with new passwords but I could not enter the server then. There is NO ACCESS to the mail server via browser because there is no browser interface (corporate mail).

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There is no support in email protocols (POP, IMAP & SMTP) for changing passwords, so no email client using these protocols can do this.

it may be possible with an Exchange/Outlook combination, but they don't use these standard protocols. In my work environment, the system username/password pair which gains me access to my pc and the company servers also opens up my email account.

If you'r using regular email protocols, then this is a job that needs to be performed either by an administrator, or via an interface (such as a web page) that supports such administrative functions. If it's a "corporate" account then I would expect there to be an IT department who should look after these matters.

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الحل المُختار

There is no support in email protocols (POP, IMAP & SMTP) for changing passwords, so no email client using these protocols can do this.

it may be possible with an Exchange/Outlook combination, but they don't use these standard protocols. In my work environment, the system username/password pair which gains me access to my pc and the company servers also opens up my email account.

If you'r using regular email protocols, then this is a job that needs to be performed either by an administrator, or via an interface (such as a web page) that supports such administrative functions. If it's a "corporate" account then I would expect there to be an IT department who should look after these matters.