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Since the new version of TB 38.1 I have not been able to pop my email on mindspring.com. I am getting error messages.

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This started last week and when using Thunderbird it will not pop mindspring.com or earthlink.net. It works on my phone, outlook and my ipad, but not in Thurderbird. The settings are correct and I have tried removing the account and reinstalling it on my laptop. I continue to get these messages. "Sending of password for user xxxx@mindspring.com did not succeed. Mail server pop.mindspring.com responded: Authentication failed". When I reenter the password I get this message "Login to server pop.mindspring.com failed." I am stymied as I have to read the email on a remote PC.

This started last week and when using Thunderbird it will not pop mindspring.com or earthlink.net. It works on my phone, outlook and my ipad, but not in Thurderbird. The settings are correct and I have tried removing the account and reinstalling it on my laptop. I continue to get these messages. "Sending of password for user xxxx@mindspring.com did not succeed. Mail server pop.mindspring.com responded: Authentication failed". When I reenter the password I get this message "Login to server pop.mindspring.com failed." I am stymied as I have to read the email on a remote PC.

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I'd rather look for a new email provider. Any provider not supporting TLS today is just not acceptable. But that's up to you.

now it appears to be working.

Then mark this thread as 'Solved' please. Thank you.

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Verify your credentials by logging in to your account via webmail.

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Chris thanks yes already have done that several times and it is correct. Same on my ipad, outlook account and blackberry. They all work just fine but not Thunderbird after the 38.1 update.

christ1 said

Verify your credentials by logging in to your account via webmail.
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Can you post your Troubleshooting Information? Help (Alt-H) - Troubleshooting Information

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christ1 said

Can you post your Troubleshooting Information? Help (Alt-H) - Troubleshooting Information

Chris below is the info.

Application Basics


Name: Firefox Version: 39.0 Build ID: 20150630154324 Update Channel: release User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:39.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/39.0 Multiprocess Windows: 0/1 (default: false)

Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days


All Crash Reports (including 12 pending crashes in the given time range)

Extensions


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Graphics


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Important Modified Preferences


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Important Locked Preferences


JavaScript


Incremental GC: true

Accessibility


Activated: false Prevent Accessibility: 0

Library Versions


NSPR Expected minimum version: 4.10.8 Version in use: 4.10.8

NSS Expected minimum version: 3.19.2 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.19.2 Basic ECC

NSSSMIME Expected minimum version: 3.19.2 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.19.2 Basic ECC

NSSSSL Expected minimum version: 3.19.2 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.19.2 Basic ECC

NSSUTIL Expected minimum version: 3.19.2 Version in use: 3.19.2

Experimental Features


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christ1 said

Can you post your Troubleshooting Information? Help (Alt-H) - Troubleshooting Information

Chriss oopps sorry forget that last one I was on Firefox not TB here is the TB for the email account in question

Application Basics
   Name: Thunderbird
   Version: 38.1.0
   User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.1.0
   Profile Folder: Show Folder
             (Local drive)
   Application Build ID: 20150707103124
   Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
   Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
   Memory Use: about:memory
 Mail and News Accounts
   account1:
     INCOMING: account1, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext



   account16:
     INCOMING: account16, , (pop3) pop.mindspring.com:110, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtpauth.earthlink.net:587, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext, true
 Crash Reports
   http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/bp-a35bc31a-6c73-434f-ac18-e8ce22141116 (11/16/2014)
   http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/bp-24c8eef5-443f-4016-910a-8b8712141114 (11/14/2014)
   http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/bp-85b32f41-818b-4a15-858d-8b3862141027 (10/27/2014)
   http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/bp-84d2981f-2803-40ad-959b-2b2d32141019 (10/19/2014)
   http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/bp-eab40751-054d-4970-80b2-4123d2141019 (10/19/2014)
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     browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
     dom.max_chrome_script_run_time: 0
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 Graphics
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     Vendor ID: 0x8086
     Device ID: 0x0126
     Adapter RAM: Unknown
     Adapter Drivers: igdumd64 igd10umd64 igd10umd64 igdumdx32 igd10umd32 igd10umd32
     Driver Version: 8.15.10.2827
     Driver Date: 7-31-2012
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     DirectWrite Enabled: true (6.2.9200.17292)
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 JavaScript
 Incremental GC: 1
 Accessibility
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   Prevent Accessibility: 0
 Library Versions
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     NSS
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     NSS S/MIME
     3.19.2 Basic ECC
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I was more looking for the Thunderbird Troubleshooting Information, not the Firefox one.

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The settings are correct

Are you certain this is the correct setting? account16:

    INCOMING: account16, , (pop3) pop.mindspring.com:110, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext

Is this what your email provider requires? Please check with them. Port 110 is typically used without encryption.

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Chris yes I know and it was my second post. Did not realize at first I copied Firefox by mistake

christ1 said

I was more looking for the Thunderbird Troubleshooting Information, not the Firefox one.
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christ1 said

The settings are correct

Chris

Yes it is and I have tried it both ways same message each time. This all started as I said last week when they did their upgrade and only on this account is the problem. All others work fine but this is my main personal email address and I need to get it working asap. I tried removing it and recreating it too and no luck there either.

Are you certain this is the correct setting? account16:

    INCOMING: account16, , (pop3) pop.mindspring.com:110, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext

Is this what your email provider requires? Please check with them. Port 110 is typically used without encryption.

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Chris thanks any ideas on why it is not working?

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christ1 said
The settings are correct

Chris

Yes it is and I have tried it both ways same message each time. This all started as I said last week when they did their upgrade and only on this account is the problem. All others work fine but this is my main personal email address and I need to get it working asap. I tried removing it and recreating it too and no luck there either.

Are you certain this is the correct setting? account16:

    INCOMING: account16, , (pop3) pop.mindspring.com:110, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext

Is this what your email provider requires? Please check with them. Port 110 is typically used without encryption.

jzorn said

christ1 said
The settings are correct

Chris

Yes it is and I have tried it both ways same message each time. This all started as I said last week when they did their upgrade and only on this account is the problem. All others work fine but this is my main personal email address and I need to get it working asap. I tried removing it and recreating it too and no luck there either.

Are you certain this is the correct setting? account16:

    INCOMING: account16, , (pop3) pop.mindspring.com:110, alwaysSTARTTLS, passwordCleartext

Is this what your email provider requires? Please check with them. Port 110 is typically used without encryption.

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please check the error console on the Tools menu for error messages similar to those I discuss here http://thunderbirdtweaks.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/logjam-and-thunderbird.html

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Can you first confirm the correct settings with your email provider please? They probably do have a support web page. Once you've got the confirmed settings please post them here or provide a link.

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christ1 said

Can you first confirm the correct settings with your email provider please? They probably do have a support web page. Once you've got the confirmed settings please post them here or provide a link.

Been there done that.https://support.earthlink.net/articles/email/earthlink-email-faq.php

Note a complete absence of anything indicating a port for incoming. They are truly smart these folk.

No mention of a port in the Thunderbird (Version2?) instructions https://support.earthlink.net/articles/browsers/how-to-set-up-mozilla-thunderbird-to-send-and-receive-emails-v2.php

Windows live mail however does say port 110 https://support.earthlink.net/articles/dialup/setting-up-windows-live-mail.php

So my guess is that no matter how wrong or bizarre those settings are they are probably correct. Hence looking for another issue.

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Matt did not see anything like that at all in the error long but gave it a try anyway and still nothing. Keep getting the password error when I try to run read that email. Very frustrating since it works in other readers and all my other email addresses in TB work just fine.

Matt said

please check the error console on the Tools menu for error messages similar to those I discuss here http://thunderbirdtweaks.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/logjam-and-thunderbird.html
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Interesting too as I just tried another POP email address that is set up but I rarely use so do not automatically have it read and download and it failed too same error. That one is same settings but is pop-server.tampabay.rr.com. Those are the only two that I POP. The others that read OK are no POP email addresses.

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I think try changing the connection security to none from startTLS and see how that goes. Those settings for live mail I found do not use connection security. So perhaps you should not either.

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When I do the auto set up it puts port 110 in TB. your right Earthlink does not say what it is but on my other readers it is 110 too and they work fine and TB worked fine until the new upgrade last week.

Matt said

christ1 said
Can you first confirm the correct settings with your email provider please? They probably do have a support web page. Once you've got the confirmed settings please post them here or provide a link.

Been there done that.https://support.earthlink.net/articles/email/earthlink-email-faq.php

Note a complete absence of anything indicating a port for incoming. They are truly smart these folk.

No mention of a port in the Thunderbird (Version2?) instructions https://support.earthlink.net/articles/browsers/how-to-set-up-mozilla-thunderbird-to-send-and-receive-emails-v2.php

Windows live mail however does say port 110 https://support.earthlink.net/articles/dialup/setting-up-windows-live-mail.php

So my guess is that no matter how wrong or bizarre those settings are they are probably correct. Hence looking for another issue.

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Yes have tried that too and no luck. Like I said this is very strange. Do either of you have a POP account you can try to set up on your end in TB and see what happens when you do it? Maybe you have AOL or something you can try to pop?

Matt said

I think try changing the connection security to none from startTLS and see how that goes. Those settings for live mail I found do not use connection security. So perhaps you should not either.
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Now even more interesting. I changed the settings to 993 port and SSL no luck. Then back to 110 and no security. Then closed TB, rebooted my machine and now it appears to be working.

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I'd rather look for a new email provider. Any provider not supporting TLS today is just not acceptable. But that's up to you.

now it appears to be working.

Then mark this thread as 'Solved' please. Thank you.

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