Sorry, I missed your point about being interested in trying webmail extensions with Thunderbird. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that having checked mail once, the extension has a cookie set which keeps it logged on for as long as Thunderbird is running. I can't see how this could be a problem, I can't see a security risk, someone would have to physically access your computer to take advantage of the log in, and if they're sitting at your computer they can read all your mail anyway. If you're really concerned about this possibility, don't have Thunderbird remember your passwords, enter them manually every time your mail is checked.
Chris Clifton wrote: > This forum is for the webmail extensions which work with Thunderbird, > which is why I assumed that your question referred to the webmail > extensions. I don't know anything about "Webmail Notifier", but I would > guess that it does log in through Thunderbird as you describe, and quite > possibly remains logged into the last account checked. Others on this > forum may be more knowledgeable, but this isn't really the place to > discuss Firefox extensions. > > wizard wrote: > >> Thanks, but so sorry, my original post was unclear. I was describing >> my annoyance at finding out that "WebMail Notifier" (Firefox >> extension) was retaining a Yahoo login, apparently the entire time my >> default browser (Firefox)is in use. I haven't even tried >> "WebMail" (for Thunderbird) yet and want to know how it will behave >> before I choose. >> >> I'm not concerned with logins from two browsers or two computers at >> once, or from one browser plus Thunderbird on my computer. >> >> What I want to know is - >> if I were to have Tbird open (and no browser) with this add-on active >> and containing a list of Yahoo accounts, does it log into one Yahoo >> account, then log out of that; then log in to my next listed Yahoo >> account and log out of same; then on to the third Y-account and so on? >> And when the add-on is finished checking mail on its list, is it true >> (as I wish) that nothing is logged into a Yahoo account until the next >> moment the add-on starts its list again? >> >> On Oct 9, 1:08 pm, Chris Clifton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> Although the extension logs in to your email accounts emulating a >>> browser session, this log in is quite independent of any log in you may >>> make using a browser such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. For example, >>> should you log in to your web mail account using Firefox, you will not >>> be logged in using IE, even from the same computer. You can log in quite >>> independently using either browser, even log in using both >>> simultaneously. The point that I'm making is that whatever the extension >>> does to log in will have no effect on you logging in using a browser. If >>> you found yourself already logged in, then this would have to be because >>> you hadn't logged out of a previous session and a cookie had stored the >>> log in. >>> A corollary of this is that if someone else has logged in from another >>> computer, you would only find out if they changed something, you cannot >>> tell just by logging in yourself whether another program on your >>> computer or anywhere else (or anyone else) is also logged in. >>> >>> >>> >>> wizard wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Q. If this add-on is used to check a few Yahoo webmail accounts, >>>> would it be logging in to each account according to my chosen >>>> time cycle parameters, but log out and leave me disconnected >>>> from the Yahoo network in between checks? >>>> >>>> That's how I'd want it to behave... >>>> >>>> I mistrust Yahoo. The accounts are leftovers from the pre-Gmail era. >>>> In recent years - for various reasons unwilling to deactivate them >>>> altogether - I have checked for incoming Yahoo (only) mail within >>>> Firefox, via the add-on called "WebMail Notifier." >>>> >>>> But this morning I discovered something appalling when I manually >>>> navigated to the Yahoo Calendar login page: I was already logged in on >>>> one of my userIDs, >>>> >>>> This despite a number of browser measures to avoid or clear LSOs, >>>> Flash cookies, SuperCookies, or any kind of persistent cookie I have >>>> ever heard of. (I'm not a tech expert.) >>>> >>>> I do not want Yahoo hooked to me except when either (a) an automated >>>> process is checking for new mail; or (b) I am actually looking inside >>>> one of my accounts with my own eyeballs. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
