1310389 - [meta] for oAuth2.0 provider implementations in Thunderbird

Status: NEW

(Thunderbird :: Account Manager, defect)

Description

[Matt]

The use of oAuth appears to be gaining traction in the email space. Rightly or wrongly. Given that implementation must be per provider I am setting up this bug to track implementation.  Perhaps it is only for my own benefit,  but knowing which bugs apply in this space is something I feel we need to have a handle on as user requests come in via support channels.

Comment 1

[disasterlistmanager]

Please add bug 1330049 to depend on this bug

Comment 2

[[e-mail]]

I read this :
https://investor.yahoo.net/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=938297
You should be now be able to communicate with Bob Lord trough the address of Suzane Philion in order to have the informations of the new security policy of yahoo

Comment 3

[Charles]

I just opened bug 1342152, to add support for Dovecot's OAUTH2 that was just added in version 2.2.28...

https://wiki.dovecot.org/PasswordDatabase/oauth2

Comment 4

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Are there any we need to fix now, in time for version 91? (to avoid localization complication or other issues)

Comment 5

[Matt]

Nothing other than resolving the whole ATT and other contracted users of Yahoo mail. My flawed understanding is Yahoo offers mail on behalf of one of the UK providers like Virgin. IT also used to offer BT, and some BT yahoo accounts still exist.

Basically, we need to rethink oAuth so that users do not have to jump through hoops like with ATT mailkeys to access their IMAP or POP mail. That is not user friendly, or simply fail entirely because our config options are so rigid they can not make it work.