Thunderbird doesn't wait for password entry, but tries to access mail without authorization

[DebraB]

Occasionally I will get distracted between starting Thunderbird and entering the primary/master password. This is usually due to not having my password manager open, and/or problems with the PW manager, or getting an important phone call.

Thunderbird asks for the PW, but if I don't enter it "in time" it will go ahead and try to access my email accounts online, but without having access to the application passwords/tokens. This causes a slew of errors, requests for authorizations and other problems. I usually end up canceling the task by way of the operating system - because just closing Thunderbird doesn't stop the insanity.

If I have a primary/master PW, Thunderbird should WAIT, and not try to do anything, until that password is correctly entered. That would solve a bunch of issues.

Thunderbird: 128.5.2esr (64-bit) Release notes Thunderbird for Linux Mintmint-001 - 1.0 Updates disabled by your system administrator

System:

 Kernel: 6.8.0-51-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: v: 1.30.0 ...
   Dist: Linux Mint 22 Wilma base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble

[Jon]

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