Thunderbird does not ask for password when sending second mail !!!

[Basil Chupin]

On 17/07/12 01:48, Preston Hagar wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 1:49 AM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> On 13/07/12 18:15, Lucas.Betschart at crypto.ch wrote:
>>> I think this could be the solution for your problem:
>>>
>>> Go to:
>>>
>>> Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Config-Editor->Confirm
>>> Enter "password" in search and set "security.password_lifetime" value to 0.
>> Now, this is most interesting! Thanks for this - I didn't know about this.
>>
>> However, what does the default value of "30" represents? 30 minutes
>> (cannot be as I have TB running all day) or is it 30 days or 30 years?
>> Any ideas, Lucas?
>>
>> (I haven't altered this value, BTW, as I have my system security well
>> under control :-) .)
>>
>> BC
>>
> That value controls the "Master Password"   If you don't have a master
> password setup (Edit->Preferences->Security->Passwords), then this
> value doesn't do anything.  If you do have a master password set, the
> password_lifetime value is only useful if you have security.
> ask_for_password set = 2 in about:config
>
> If you set things like that though, it actually would/should pretty
> much just continually ask you for your master password no matter what
> you are doing, not just when you send.
>
> Here are more details about those about:config options:
>
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries#Security

Many thanks for this. All getting 'more interester' and 'even more 
interester' :-)

(I am getting the feeling that Jatin will stop posting any e-mails to 
anyone 'real soon now' :-D .)

BC

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