Yuri D'Elia <wavexx@...> writes: > > Hi Kelvin, > > On 04/16/2014 04:24 AM, Kelvin Smith wrote: > > I have installed DL on my website; I can use the web interface to send and > > receive files. However, I'm running into a problem with getting Thunderbird > > (v24.4.0, the latest version) to set up the Filelink account. I've followed > > the directions on your website, but when I click on Set Up Account, I > > get "An error occurred while setting up the account!" Sometimes it happens > > before I get a window asking for a password, sometimes after the password > > request. > > Yes, the Thunderbird addon is lacking in error messages unfortunately. > > As a first test, make sure the "REST URL" is correct. In the preferences > of Thunderbird/Attachments, remove the existing DL account and add a new > one. > > To make sure the URL is correct, try accessing the REST URL with a > browser. You should get a username/password prompt from the browser > itself (this is not the same as the login page). >
Thank you for responding. I don't get a prompt from browsing directly to rest.php, but in further testing, I found the problem was that I was using https: rather than http:. Once I changed that, it set up properly, and is now working. Thanks!
