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suddenly thunderbird won"t open messsages, message says temp unavailable after i input password. never had to input password before. has been going on for weeks

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Stephen Skerenchak
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after clicking thunderbird icon it opens acts like it is checking messages then asks me for my password. I insert password then I get a message saying incoming server temp unavailable. has been going on for weeks. can anyone help? All settings were working fine until this started. 

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after clicking thunderbird icon it opens acts like it is checking messages then asks me for my password. I insert password then I get a message saying incoming server temp unavailable. has been going on for weeks. can anyone help? All settings were working fine until this started. Thanks

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Matt
Matt
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In order for us to better investigate this issue you need to add a little more non-personal information.

Please add the troubleshooting information to your post To find the Troubleshooting information:

  • Open Help (or click on three-line-icon and select Help)
  • Choose Troubleshooting Information
  • Use the button Copy to clipboard to select all. Do not check box "Include account names"!
  • Paste this in your post.

Please also add the result of these troubleshooting steps to your post

  • Does Thunderbird work in TB Safe mode (see Thunderbird Safe Mode)?
  • Do you use anti-virus and firewall software? What is the version?