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email set up on thunderbird was ok , now wont send emails, need to amend with new bt mail password - how?

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pjearle
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i have my BTMail set up on Thunderbird , was ok but had to change my password with BT. Thunderbird receives mail ok but now wont transmit email comes up with SMTP password error I cant find how to get into the Thunderbird account settings and amend the password to my new one for BTMail??

i have my BTMail set up on Thunderbird , was ok but had to change my password with BT. Thunderbird receives mail ok but now wont transmit email comes up with SMTP password error I cant find how to get into the Thunderbird account settings and amend the password to my new one for BTMail??

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david
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To edit the password in Thunderbird, - go to tools>settings>privacy&security - click 'show passwords' - highlight the smtp row for your account - rightclick and on menu select 'edit password'