139679 - Passwords are cached even when wrong

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 121926

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Account Configuration, defect)

Description

[Not interested in Mozilla any more]

If you choose to use the password manager to store your email password and then
enter the password incorrectly it is still stored in the system. Any future
attempt to enter that account immidiately say's that you have got you password
wrong, without requesting that you enter a password. The only way to correct
this problem is to go to the password manager and remove the cached password.
Previous builds would only cache passwords that where valid.

Steps to reproduce:

1) Open mail/news window.
2) Click on an account that requires you to enter a password.
3) Enter an incorrect password.
4) Check the 'remember password' box.
5) Click ok.

What you see:

A message saying you have failed to login, this is displayed many times. If you
then leave the account and return to it you will see this same login failure
dialog box again, without first being prompted for a password.

What should happen:

If you fail to login the request to store the password should be ignored.
Returning to the account should re-prompt for the password. 

First seen in build 2002041711 Moz 1.0rc1

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 121926 ***

Comment 2

[Ninoschka Baca]

Verified duplicate.