276795 - News server does not appear when app asks for username/password

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 66860

(Thunderbird :: Account Manager, defect)

Description

[Mike]

When app wants to contac the news server it sometimes displays a prompt to enter
username and password. When having multiple news accounts defined - one doesn't
know which one should be entered, since it;s not stated on the prompt!!!

Comment 1

[Mike]

the same thing happens to mozilla mail application

Comment 2

[$Bill]

(In reply to comment #1)
> the same thing happens to mozilla mail application

I can verify this.  The prompt doesn't specify which server is requesting
username and password authentication.  <= 1.75 Mozilla

Comment 3

[$Bill]

Attachment: JPEG of authorization popup

Here's the popup in question - no indication of which server needs auth.

Comment 4

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 5

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This bug has been automatically resolved after a period of inactivity (see above
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Comment 6

[$Bill]

(In reply to comment #5)
> This bug has been automatically resolved after a period of inactivity (see above
> comment). If anyone thinks this is incorrect, they should feel free to reopen it.

It's still there in SeaMonkey 1.0a.  Popup is exactly as the attachment shown
above from 2/10/2005.  Is this that difficult to figure out ?  It's just a
matter of adding the server name to the popup message so you know which password
to use.

Comment 7

[Karsten Düsterloh]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 66860 ***