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   Richmond to David H Durgee   
   Re: Problematic popup for imap.mail.yaho   
   08 Oct 25 18:19:02   
   
   From: dnomhcir@gmx.com   
      
   David H Durgee  writes:   
      
   > Starting yesterday I am getting a problematic popup from   
   > imap.mail.yahoo.com every time it tries to check for mail.   
   >   
   > The popup requests that I login, but when I click the button after I   
   > enter the email and password I get a spinner and nothing else happens.   
   >   
   > I am assuming that something about the popup is causing problems for   
   > SeaMonkey 2.53.21 here.   
   >   
   > The URL for the window shows as:   
   >   
   > https://login.yahoo.com/?src=thunderbird&clientid=   
   >   
   > The window can be moved but remains on top.  No right click menu.   
   >   
   > Cannot highlight and copy the URL.   
   >   
   > The window title is "Enter credentials for"  on imap...   
   >   
   > Obviously I cannot access yahoo mail at the moment and given it is   
   > non-functional all I can do is close the window.   
   >   
   > How do I get this corrected?   
   >   
   > Dave   
      
   It sounds like it is trying to set up Oauth2. Maybe you have to enable   
   javascript? Or maybe it is requesting 2FA?   
      
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