From: dnomhcir@gmx.com   
      
   David H Durgee  writes:   
      
   > NFN Smith wrote:   
   >> David H Durgee wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I have Thunderbird on my system as well, but I don't use it as I   
   >>> prefer SeaMonkey.  If I were to set up Thunderbird to access Yahoo   
   >>> mail via IMAP and SMTP with oauth2, assuming it will work, would   
   >>> there be a way to pull the oauth2 entry from it and add it to the   
   >>> SeaMonkey password file to get it working here?  >> I use both   
   >>> Thunderbird and Seamonkey, and prefer Seamonkey, as well.  >> I   
   >>> don't believe that OAuth2 tokens are portable, even if you move a >>   
   >>> profile from one computer to another.  >> I don't know the internal   
   >>> mechanics of how tokens are composed, but >> they're essentially a   
   >>> fingerprint of your mail client, and where >> each token is entirely   
   >>> unique, and not reusable.  >> I don't believe there's a way of   
   >>> export and import of a token, but >> even if there was, the server   
   >>> in question would reject a submitted >> token as inauthentic.  >>   
   >>> Remember that the purpose of OAuth2 is for multi-factor >>   
   >>> authentication, where your password is "something you know", and the   
   >>> >> token is "something you have". I'm guessing, but the creation of   
   >>> a >> token is likely to be something that is done with server >>   
   >>> participation, which would mean that the server recognizes the >>   
   >>> configured mail client.  >> Although it seems intimidating, if you   
   >>> have a token in one client >> and want to use another client, then   
   >>> you have to use the second >> client to create its own token.    
   >>> However, that should be simple >> enough to do in the second client   
   >>> if you make sure there are no >> saved tokens, and then let the   
   >>> process work the way intended. That >> means that after the server   
   >>> has been contacted (and authenticated >> your password), you get a   
   >>> pop-up initiated by the server that >> requests a re-entry of your   
   >>> password.  When the password is correct, >> then the token will be   
   >>> created, and subsequently, should be >> invisible to you.  >> Smith   
   >   
   >   
   > The difficulty is that something in SeaMonkey is preventing me from   
   > completing the dialog to create the token.  If I copy the URL to a   
   > Firefox window I AM able to complete the dialog but encounter an error   
   > when it refers to a localhost URL even though a login notice is sent   
   > to my backup email address.   
   >   
   > So at this point it appears I am unable to work with Yahoo mail on   
   > SeaMonkey at all.   
   >   
      
   I decided to recreate the problem. I created a new profile and set up an   
   email account for my yahoo email. I changed the connection security to   
   TLS and Oauth2. Then when I tried to access my email I got a login to   
   yahoo window. I clicked Next as the email was prefilled, but it would   
   not do anything. I clicked Next again and got a two many connections   
   error.   
      
   I would recommend you use an app password and 2fa until this is fixed or   
   forever.   
      
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