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Thunderbird won't connect to Spectrum netmail

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My explanation might be confusing, for which I apologize in advance. I have Spectrum netmail. I recently installed Thunderbird; that went off without a hitch. When I open Thunderbird and try to get it to connect to Spectrum, I put in my full name, email address and password. Thunderbird then comes up with a configuration. However, when I hit "done," I get the following message: "Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password." I thought this was a Spectrum problem, but after inquiring, they told me it was a Thunderbird problem. I have attempted to connect several times and have checked my username and password carefully to make sure they were correct. I have also attempted to configure manually, and that has also been unsuccessful. However, the hostname (mobile.charter.net), the incoming server port (993) and the outgoing server port (587) are all correct, according to information I saw on the Spectrum website. I'd welcome any suggestions to fix this problem. Thanks in advance.

My explanation might be confusing, for which I apologize in advance. I have Spectrum netmail. I recently installed Thunderbird; that went off without a hitch. When I open Thunderbird and try to get it to connect to Spectrum, I put in my full name, email address and password. Thunderbird then comes up with a configuration. However, when I hit "done," I get the following message: "Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password." I thought this was a Spectrum problem, but after inquiring, they told me it was a Thunderbird problem. I have attempted to connect several times and have checked my username and password carefully to make sure they were correct. I have also attempted to configure manually, and that has also been unsuccessful. However, the hostname (mobile.charter.net), the incoming server port (993) and the outgoing server port (587) are all correct, according to information I saw on the Spectrum website. I'd welcome any suggestions to fix this problem. Thanks in advance.

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Spectrum mail client settings are published here:

https://www.spectrum.net/support/internet/spectrum-email-server-settings

But the specific settings for charter.net are much clearer here:

https://www.postbox-inc.com/setup/email-settings/access-charter-net-via-imap-smtp

Make sure you've set up the account in Thunderbird according to those settings. Post back with a screenshot of your settings if that still doesn't work.

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David:

     Thank you for your response.  It was helpful, as it confirmed that the settings Thunderbird had chosen were correct, but it did not solve the problem.  Unfortunately, I am not able to post a screenshot of the settings.   I appreciate your time and effort.

Barry

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