On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:33:56 -0800, OHM wrote:

I have a valid email account on a different PC.

Trying to add it to my lapotop (Win XP Pro).

I do all the entries for this GMAIL IMAP account and the Mail Account
Setup cause a new window to open Enter Credentials for ....

But on this Sing In With Google window is DEAD !


Thunderbird will open a 'Sign In With Google' window when you are setting
up OAuth2 authentication with Gmail in Thunderbird.

Q. Can you confirm you use OAuth2 authentication?


It shows my email address but NONE of the buttons or Links function.

I changes my default browser and still no functional buttons or links on
the window that opens.

What to do ?


Thunderbird uses its own built-in browser to open the 'Sign In With
Google' window.

Thunderbird does not use the default browser, so changing the default
browser will not make any difference.


The 'Sign In With Google' window will be dead when one of the following
has happened.


1. JavaScript has been disabled in Thunderbird.

If this is the case, then you need to enable JavaScript in Thunderbird.

JavaScript is normally enabled for Thunderbird's built-in browser.
JavaScript is always disabled for email in Thunderbird, whatever you set.

There is a config setting to also disable JavaScript for Thunderbird's
built-in browser. If JavaScript has been disabled for Thunderbird's
built-in browser, then the 'Sign In With Google' window will not work.

Go to "Tools Options Advanced General Config Editor"
and look for the preference setting "javascript.enabled".


2. Your browser needs a special proxy setting to connect to the Internet.

For example, when you are inside some corporate firewalls you need a
special proxy setting to connect to the outside Internet.

If this is the case, then you would need to enter the same special proxy
setting in Thunderbird.

Go to "Tools Options Advanced Network and Disk Space Connection Settings"
and compare the settings with your web browser.


3. You are not connected to the Internet.

The 'Sign In With Google' window needs a connection to the Internet.



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Kind regards
Ralph
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