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GwydionBowydd
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Status: Trending idea

My copy of Thunderbird is protected by a Master password, which ensures that you enter your password before Thunderbird launches.   However if you "CANCEL" at that point and do not enter your password Thunderbird STILL launches and existing e-mails can still be read.  If you try and send an e-mail the password will be required, but existing e-mails can still be read without entering the password.  This seems bizarre.
It would be better if Thunderbird doesn't launch at all if you press "CANCEL" at the password stage.  Thank you

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wsm
Thunderbird Team
Thunderbird Team

Mail account passwords, and the Thunderbird primary password, are not designed to block access to messages already stored in Thunderbird. See also https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/protect-your-thunderbird-passwords-primary-password

What you asking for is https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/primary-password-was-master-password-to-block-access-to/idi-p/2....  I'll merge this to that idea.

wsm
Thunderbird Team
Thunderbird Team

Mail account passwords, and the Thunderbird primary password, are not designed to block access to messages already stored in Thunderbird. See also https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/protect-your-thunderbird-passwords-primary-password

What you asking for is https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/primary-password-was-master-password-to-block-access-to/idi-p/2....  I'll merge this to that idea.

Status changed to: New idea
wsm
Thunderbird Team
Thunderbird Team

Mail account passwords, and the Thunderbird primary password, are not designed to block access to messages already stored in Thunderbird. See also https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/protect-your-thunderbird-passwords-primary-password

What you asking for is https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/primary-password-was-master-password-to-block-access-to/idi-p/2....  I'll merge this to that idea.