[Discuss] extra security on Thunderbird outgoing mail (SMTP)?

[John Blomfield]

I don't understand I use Thunderbird and it is happily sending out mail 
via Shaw's SMTP server???

John


On 07/03/2015 10:28 AM, John Tag hart wrote:
> Hmmm,
>
> Mozilla dropped support for TB sadly. Exploring alternatives would be wise.
>
> Cheers
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 2, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Gordon Craig <gordon.craig at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I've run into a problem installing Thunderbird on my Linux Mint 17.2 tower computer, from "new homes for old computers", First it wanted a mail spooler program which I knew nothing of; now it refuses to send mail, via SMTP, because of a 'security problem'.
>> Apparently it wants some kind of password for the SMTP part of Thunderbird, but none of the options in the install which include that work with Shaw's version. What to do?
>> I'm using my palmtop instead to try to get the message out because I can't send with my principal one!
>>
>> Gordon
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