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thunderbird

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geoffrey-crump
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I cannot get the account installed..keeps saying wrong password/username etc ive checked and checked had thunderbird installed on windows 7 no prob ...but will not on this windows 10 pc im wondering if MS MAIL which is a terrible pain in the neck is somehow blocking install? geoff

I cannot get the account installed..keeps saying wrong password/username etc ive checked and checked had thunderbird installed on windows 7 no prob ...but will not on this windows 10 pc im wondering if MS MAIL which is a terrible pain in the neck is somehow blocking install? geoff

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sfhowes
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Who is the mail provider, and what are your server settings? What is the antivirus, and what are its settings for email and secure connections?

geoffrey-crump
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hi sorry for late reply email sky.com antivirus windows defender incoming:993 imap outgoing:405 smtp

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sky.com incoming 993 imap outgoing 405 smtp

sfhowes
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Are you using the server settings given here and an app password instead of the regular account password?