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Twitter chat not connecting properly - Error 404 in Instant Messaging Status

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Hello,

I've just updated Thunderbird to the newest version and this is the first time I've tried to add a Twitter account to the "Chat/Instant Messaging" piece of Thunderbird.

it appears they are connecting at least enough b/c it's showing the twitter feed, but when I look at the account under "Conversations" the connectivity dot isg reyed out, and under the Instant Messaging Status window, both Twitter accounts I tried to add say:

Error: 404 - Not Found Reconnection in 7 m and 21 s

Update:** It appears to sometimes connect since the feed shows tweets and then at the bottom will stop showing them and in grey states a message saying "Your Account is Disconnected". Stays like that for a while, then randomly connects and updates the feed, then disconnects again.

etc. Please see screenshot - am I doing something wrong/forgetting a step for the connectivity?

I added both twitter accounts using the wizard that pops up, and both did appear to let me log in/was connected for a bit, so I know the passwords are correct etc, it just appears that they are not fully connected in some way now r keep getting disconnected...given the error.

Sorry - I've never used this Twitter feature in Thunderbird before so I'm unsure if it's functioning correctly or I'm missing a step, but seems odd.

Any help is appreciated!

Thank you :)

Hello, I've just updated Thunderbird to the newest version and this is the first time I've tried to add a Twitter account to the "Chat/Instant Messaging" piece of Thunderbird. it appears they are connecting at least enough b/c it's showing the twitter feed, but when I look at the account under "Conversations" the connectivity dot isg reyed out, and under the Instant Messaging Status window, both Twitter accounts I tried to add say: Error: 404 - Not Found Reconnection in 7 m and 21 s Update:** It appears to sometimes connect since the feed shows tweets and then at the bottom will stop showing them and in grey states a message saying "Your Account is Disconnected". Stays like that for a while, then randomly connects and updates the feed, then disconnects again. etc. Please see screenshot - am I doing something wrong/forgetting a step for the connectivity? I added both twitter accounts using the wizard that pops up, and both did appear to let me log in/was connected for a bit, so I know the passwords are correct etc, it just appears that they are not fully connected in some way now r keep getting disconnected...given the error. Sorry - I've never used this Twitter feature in Thunderbird before so I'm unsure if it's functioning correctly or I'm missing a step, but seems odd. Any help is appreciated! Thank you :)
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For anyone who might find this post through Google later, the person who replied was referring to the following release note:

"Chat: Twitter not working due to API changes at Twitter.com"

TY!

Modified by missdixy