[Users] Suddenly CM is asking for password when checking for emails

Slavko linux at slavino.sk
Tue Apr 7 11:24:41 CEST 2015


Ahoj,

Dňa Tue, 7 Apr 2015 09:57:03 +0100 Kevin Chadwick <m8il1ists at gmail.com>
napísal:

> On Mon, 6 Apr 2015 21:27:51 -0700
> sylpheed at 911networks.com wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > CM 3.11.1 on xUbuntu 14.04. No change/update done lately to either
> > xUbuntu, CM and/or the mail server.
> > 
> > I have the receiving POP3 on a 5 minutes timer (account prefs) and
> > suddenly, when checking for emails on the server, now it's asking
> > for the password each time.
> > 
> > I have the "remember password for session" checked
> > 
> > Obviously I must have done something but I don't what. Any
> > suggestion on what to look for?
> 
> The following is probably irrelevent to you as you are using linux
> (from your claws header in your email) but maybe not.
> 
> You can see the DES encrypted password in your .claws-mail/accountrc
> file. Does it change when you quit claws-mail and it starts asking for
> the password again. On OpenBSD around the time of the following patch
> for libressl compatibility it started changing to partly all AAAA and
> so I assume the patch is the issue. Perhaps you are using libressl and
> a version of this patch or my assumption was incorrect.
> 

I sometime see, that when i end the CM with DE (by simple
logout/shutdown/reboot) with CM running, the CM doesn't save
settings. Try type your password and then close the CM from the menu
(File -> Quit?) and start it again. Perhaps this help you.

regards

-- 
Slavko
http://slavino.sk
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