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Thunderbird stopped working after Version 78.9.0, Build ID 20210322094744 installed itself

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RichJan
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Thunderbird Installed Version 78.9.0, Build ID 20210322094744 on my Windows 7 SP1 computer yesterday, March ‎24, ‎2021 @ 18.16 CDT. Immediately thereafter I could no longer send or retrieve messages.

  • Attempting to send a message results in the popup message "Status: Connected to outbound.att.net", and the progress bar is green - but - eventually Thunderbird times out and returns the message: Login to account "AT&T" failed . . . Login to server outbound.att.net with username ____@sbcglobal.net failed.

NOTE THAT SBCGLOBAL IS ON THE AT&T SERVER.

  • Attempting to retrieve messages results in the message Error with account ____@sbcglobal.net - Sending of Password for user ____@sbcglobal.net did not succeed. Mail server inbound.att.net responded: Server error - Please try again later.

This is the first time this has happened after an update. Is there any way to roll back to a previous version or is there an easy fix for this problem?

Thunderbird Installed Version '''''78.9.0''''', Build ID '''''20210322094744''''' on my Windows 7 SP1 computer yesterday, March ‎24, ‎2021 @ 18.16 CDT. Immediately thereafter I could no longer send or retrieve messages. * Attempting to '''''send''''' a message results in the popup message "''Status: Connected to outbound.att.net''", and the progress bar is green - but - eventually Thunderbird times out and returns the message: ''Login to account "AT&T" failed . . . Login to server outbound.att.net with username ____@sbcglobal.net failed''. ''NOTE THAT SBCGLOBAL IS ON THE AT&T SERVER.'' * Attempting to retrieve messages results in the message '''''Error with account ____@sbcglobal.net''''' - '''''Sending of Password for user ____@sbcglobal.net did not succeed. Mail server inbound.att.net responded: Server error - Please try again later'''''. This is the first time this has happened after an update. Is there any way to roll back to a previous version or is there an easy fix for this problem?

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sfhowes
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Are you using a secure mail key for the account?

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1330342

https://www.att.com/support/article/dsl-high-speed/KM1010523/