Re: Thunderbird doesn't accept password/username

[Ed Greshko]

On 01/28/16 18:26, Martin Skjöldebrand wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-01-28 at 18:10 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > > > Any ideas before I apply to the loony bin?
> > > >
> > > > You're talking about a connection to read your email as opposed
> > > > to
> > > > sending, correct?  IMAP
> > > > or POP3?
> > >
> > > Well yes, IMAP and it's in the setup wizard thingy.
> > > > And what do you have set for "Connection Security" and
> > > > "Authentication Method"?
> > >
> > > STARTTLS and Password.
> >
> > Have you tried SSL/TLS instead?
>
> Yes, and the same thing happens.

Two more things....

Which port are you using?  With SSL/TLS I would try using 993

Also, depending on how you've configured the IMAP sever, you may want to try 143 with NONE
and Normal Password.

Your IMAP server it is the "Courier IMAP" server?