Problems with Thunderbird / Swisscom

    • For weeks I have been trying to set up Thunderbird again with the email account from Swisscom. It doesn’t work with Swisscom Assistant and also not manually. I get this error message: I haven’t had any problems with Thunderbird for decades.

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      Hello

      My Thunderbird mail programme is running without any problems.

      I hope you are already using the correct password.

      Because it is not the Swisscom password you have for Swisscom Login.

      You can set a new password there under e-mail. -> It is best to save the password there again.

      Greetings Lorenz

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      Firstly, I would like to mention that I have been working with computers since the 1980s. I am not a beginner. THUNDERBIRD also worked with antivirus and VPN before. I assume that I am not the only one in this Milky Way who works with VPN and antivirus. I have changed the email password several times without success. It doesn’t work with my Swisscom Assistant either.

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        RJPSt
        I assume I’m not the only one in this Milky Way who works with VPN and antivirus.

        No, you’re not the only one. You’re also not the only one who has problems because of it.
        You know the solution, you have a choice.
        Everything relevant has already been said in the other thread.

        I’ve finished here…..

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          RJPSt

          Why did you mark the one in the other post as solved ?

          Post solved ?

          In any case, Thunderbird works normally without problems even if I use it externally with the VPN setup from the Internet box, but otherwise no additional programmes such as “MySwisscom Assistant”, additional anti-virus protection programmes are installed on my Windows and Apple systems.

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              RJPSt

              Quite simply this: The virus software scans the inbox, and that no longer works.

              There are already enough posts about this.

              Microsoft’s Defender is already doing a good job.

              As a rule, you don’t need any additional software as it is no longer Win XP…..

              And if you only give the user user rights and do not also have admin rights, it is even more secure.

              Greetings Lorenz

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                RJPSt I’ll try again without VPN and antivirus, although it’s not clear to me why it worked for decades before.

                Modern email programmes such as Thunderbird and even the mailbox servers themselves are getting better and better at protecting themselves against malware attacks and implausible login attempts.

                For example, when an account is opened in Thunderbird, Norton Security launches a man-in-the-middle attack on the queues for incoming and outgoing emails with the aim of being able to read the content of the emails itself.
                As this is then consequently assessed as a malware attack and not authorised, an active Norton Security also indirectly makes it impossible to open a new mail account.

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                    RJPSt

                    Unfortunately, today’s protection is becoming more and more complex and there are many companies that want to bring their software to the buyer, mainly to promote sales.

                    You’re right, life is getting more complicated with all the telebanking, solving billing and shopping, and the Internet attacks are getting worse and worse and you can hardly tell the difference between right and wrong.

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                        WalterB I say FUST and it worked. Thunderbird is running normally again and it really was the Norton Antivirus. Actually, I would have expected Swisscom to make a note of this in the instructions.

                        Many thanks

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                            RJPSt WalterB I say FUST and it worked. Thunderbird is running normally again and it really was the Norton Antivirus. Actually, I would have expected Swisscom to make a note of this in the instructions.

                            Thank you very much

                            RJPSt this is deliberately concealed so that the uninformed can still be well cashed in on…

                            P.S. In IT they also say colloquially: Norton the yellow plague.

                            Here is the explanation:

                            Norton used to be a great company until it was bought by Symantec. Then the well-known name of the company Norton was used for the security products for home users and has been rightly disreputable for 24 years as the yellow plague.

                            So, to answer your question, yes, Norton AntiVirus Plus, Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 Deluxe, Norton 360 Premium can recognise, delete and disinfect viruses, Trojans, malware, malicious software, cracks, keygens and ransom Trojans! But all of it worse than the competition! And with errors and consequences that the name Yellow Plague aptly describes as a clear warning for these poor products!".

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