Just posting a followup to my issue of Thunderbird not recognizing the 
password for one of my AOL accounts in case someone else has a similar 
problem.


Weirdly, what fixed the problem was entering my actual email password. I 
say "weirdly" because I remember setting up an app password and remember 
reading a string of random characters when I went into the Thunderbird 
password area earlier this year. I also say "weirdly" because entering 
my real password was one of the first things I tried.


Technology is certainly a mystery.


On 8/5/2022 10:21 AM, Shai wrote:
> Hello Ana,
> App passwords should not expire. I would try to recover it and
> re-enter to see if it works correctly and if not, then get a new one.
>
>
> On 8/5/22, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>> I have a couple of AOL accounts. They require two-level authentication,
>> which I've set up by going to the AOL site, going into Settings, and
>> creating an app password for each account and each email client. The app
>> password is what I enter into my email client. Everything has been
>> working fine.
>>
>>
>> Then yesterday, one of my AOL accounts stopped working on my desktop.
>> When I open Thunderbird, I keep getting a notification telling me to
>> enter my credentials. The same account is working fine on my phone, and
>> my other AOL account is working fine on the same desktop. Initially, I
>> ignored the notification, thinking Thunderbird was being buggy, but I'm
>> still getting the notification today, so my question is ...
>>
>>
>> * Do these app passwords expire?
>>
>>
>> I created my app passwords at different times. I think I created this
>> one first, but it's been so long that I don't really remember. I'm
>> wondering whether I should try to recover and reenter this password or
>> just create a new one.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any wisdom.
>>
>>
>> Ciao
>>
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