From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 11/10/2025 11:07 pm, Richmond wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Ah! Well, I beat you. When I enter/pre-fill my e-mail and click "Next",   
   I atleast get a screen to enter my "Password" ... but then clicking the   
   "Next" only gets me the Spinning Circle I've mentioned before.   
      
   (For clarity, this happens when I try to log-in to Read my Mail in a   
   Browser window.)   
   >   
   > I would recommend you use an app password and 2fa until this is fixed or   
   > forever.   
   >   
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   Daniel70   
      
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