WinMail no longer remembers server password

Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news accounts and
does no longer remember them.
If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.

Go in and set it again under Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Servers
and see if that fixes it.

Otherwise remove the account, close WinMail and reopen it, and then add it
back again and see if that fixes it.

steve

"Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news accounts
> and does no longer remember them.
> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>

That does not help.
WinMail has already forgotten the password when it tries to connect to the
server the first time directly after recreating the account.

"Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
news:F7A41BCB-56D8-4E65-82C1-...
> Go in and set it again under Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties |
> Servers and see if that fixes it.
>
> Otherwise remove the account, close WinMail and reopen it, and then add it
> back again and see if that fixes it.
>
> steve
>
> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news accounts
>> and does no longer remember them.
>> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
>> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>>
>

I don't know how you'd fix this. You can look at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ount_entry.asp
where there is a discussion of the new way WinMail handles account data. It
is stored in an XML file with the file extension .oeaccount Your mail
account files will be listed in the message store under the local folders
tree. I would suggest you delete the mail oeaccount file and then run
WinMail and set up the account again. Then see if it remembers the
password. The message store location is found via Tools | Options |
Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder.

Otherwise I don't know what it would be causing the problem.

steve

"Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
news:O7K2f%...
> That does not help.
> WinMail has already forgotten the password when it tries to connect to the
> server the first time directly after recreating the account.
>
> "Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
> news:F7A41BCB-56D8-4E65-82C1-...
>> Go in and set it again under Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties |
>> Servers and see if that fixes it.
>>
>> Otherwise remove the account, close WinMail and reopen it, and then add
>> it back again and see if that fixes it.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news accounts
>>> and does no longer remember them.
>>> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
>>> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>>>
>>
>

This did not help too.
Thank you for your assistance.

Do you know where one can report Vista bugs?
I have another nasty one with file_management and do not know how to let MS
know about it.

"Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
news:89CE4D1F-8340-475D-A5E9-...
>I don't know how you'd fix this. You can look at
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ount_entry.asp
>where there is a discussion of the new way WinMail handles account data.
>It is stored in an XML file with the file extension .oeaccount Your mail
>account files will be listed in the message store under the local folders
>tree. I would suggest you delete the mail oeaccount file and then run
>WinMail and set up the account again. Then see if it remembers the
>password. The message store location is found via Tools | Options |
>Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder.
>
> Otherwise I don't know what it would be causing the problem.
>
> steve
>
> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
> news:O7K2f%...
>> That does not help.
>> WinMail has already forgotten the password when it tries to connect to
>> the server the first time directly after recreating the account.
>>
>> "Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
>> news:F7A41BCB-56D8-4E65-82C1-...
>>> Go in and set it again under Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties |
>>> Servers and see if that fixes it.
>>>
>>> Otherwise remove the account, close WinMail and reopen it, and then add
>>> it back again and see if that fixes it.
>>>
>>> steve
>>>
>>> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news
>>>> accounts and does no longer remember them.
>>>> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
>>>> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Here the content of new .oeaccount file created by WinMail with "Remember
Password" checked.
It obviously did not store the password and is configured to prompt.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16" ?>
<MessageAccount>
<Account_Name type="SZ">pop.petermeinl.de</Account_Name>
<Connection_Type type="DWORD">00000003</Connection_Type>
<POP3_Server type="SZ">pop.petermeinl.de</POP3_Server>
<POP3_User_Name type="SZ">petermeinl.de1</POP3_User_Name>
<POP3_Skip_Account type="DWORD">00000000</POP3_Skip_Account>
<POP3_Prompt_for_Password
type="DWORD">00000000</POP3_Prompt_for_Password>
<SMTP_Server type="SZ">smtp.petermeinl.de</SMTP_Server>
<SMTP_Use_Sicily type="DWORD">00000002</SMTP_Use_Sicily>
<SMTP_Display_Name type="SZ">Peter Meinl</SMTP_Display_Name>
<SMTP_Email_Address type="SZ"></SMTP_Email_Address>
</MessageAccount>


"Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
news:...
> This did not help too.
> Thank you for your assistance.
>
> Do you know where one can report Vista bugs?
> I have another nasty one with file_management and do not know how to let
> MS know about it.
>
> "Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
> news:89CE4D1F-8340-475D-A5E9-...
>>I don't know how you'd fix this. You can look at
>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ount_entry.asp
>>where there is a discussion of the new way WinMail handles account data.
>>It is stored in an XML file with the file extension .oeaccount Your mail
>>account files will be listed in the message store under the local folders
>>tree. I would suggest you delete the mail oeaccount file and then run
>>WinMail and set up the account again. Then see if it remembers the
>>password. The message store location is found via Tools | Options |
>>Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder.
>>
>> Otherwise I don't know what it would be causing the problem.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
>> news:O7K2f%...
>>> That does not help.
>>> WinMail has already forgotten the password when it tries to connect to
>>> the server the first time directly after recreating the account.
>>>
>>> "Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
>>> news:F7A41BCB-56D8-4E65-82C1-...
>>>> Go in and set it again under Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties |
>>>> Servers and see if that fixes it.
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise remove the account, close WinMail and reopen it, and then add
>>>> it back again and see if that fixes it.
>>>>
>>>> steve
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news
>>>>> accounts and does no longer remember them.
>>>>> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
>>>>> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Thanks for that, but I don't know what to do to fix it. It may be something
with the German version of Vista if that is what you are using, or a 3rd
party program interfering.

cheers,

steve

"Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
news:uMq%...
> Here the content of new .oeaccount file created by WinMail with "Remember
> Password" checked.
> It obviously did not store the password and is configured to prompt.
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16" ?>
> <MessageAccount>
> <Account_Name type="SZ">pop.petermeinl.de</Account_Name>
> <Connection_Type type="DWORD">00000003</Connection_Type>
> <POP3_Server type="SZ">pop.petermeinl.de</POP3_Server>
> <POP3_User_Name type="SZ">petermeinl.de1</POP3_User_Name>
> <POP3_Skip_Account type="DWORD">00000000</POP3_Skip_Account>
> <POP3_Prompt_for_Password
> type="DWORD">00000000</POP3_Prompt_for_Password>
> <SMTP_Server type="SZ">smtp.petermeinl.de</SMTP_Server>
> <SMTP_Use_Sicily type="DWORD">00000002</SMTP_Use_Sicily>
> <SMTP_Display_Name type="SZ">Peter Meinl</SMTP_Display_Name>
> <SMTP_Email_Address type="SZ"></SMTP_Email_Address>
> </MessageAccount>
>
>
> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> This did not help too.
>> Thank you for your assistance.
>>
>> Do you know where one can report Vista bugs?
>> I have another nasty one with file_management and do not know how to let
>> MS know about it.
>>
>> "Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
>> news:89CE4D1F-8340-475D-A5E9-...
>>>I don't know how you'd fix this. You can look at
>>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ount_entry.asp
>>>where there is a discussion of the new way WinMail handles account data.
>>>It is stored in an XML file with the file extension .oeaccount Your mail
>>>account files will be listed in the message store under the local folders
>>>tree. I would suggest you delete the mail oeaccount file and then run
>>>WinMail and set up the account again. Then see if it remembers the
>>>password. The message store location is found via Tools | Options |
>>>Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder.
>>>
>>> Otherwise I don't know what it would be causing the problem.
>>>
>>> steve
>>>
>>> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
>>> news:O7K2f%...
>>>> That does not help.
>>>> WinMail has already forgotten the password when it tries to connect to
>>>> the server the first time directly after recreating the account.
>>>>
>>>> "Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:F7A41BCB-56D8-4E65-82C1-...
>>>>> Go in and set it again under Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties |
>>>>> Servers and see if that fixes it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Otherwise remove the account, close WinMail and reopen it, and then
>>>>> add it back again and see if that fixes it.
>>>>>
>>>>> steve
>>>>>
>>>>> "Peter Meinl" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news
>>>>>> accounts and does no longer remember them.
>>>>>> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
>>>>>> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

I have the same problem and did not find any way to cerrect this

"Peter Meinl" wrote:

> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news accounts and
> does no longer remember them.
> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>
>

So do I. It's very annoying when you have multiple email accounts to check

"Peter Meinl" wrote:

> Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news accounts and
> does no longer remember them.
> If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
> current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
>
>

Steve's link to how WinMail accounts work made me look around. My "local
settings" is a shortcut and I can't access it even as administrator. The
security settings are set but greyed out and I can't change them. I did an
upgrade from Xp, don't know if that's relevant.

"knight-gkla" wrote:

> So do I. It's very annoying when you have multiple email accounts to check
>
> "Peter Meinl" wrote:
>
> > Windows Mail suddenly forgot the passwords of my email and news accounts and
> > does no longer remember them.
> > If I reenter them and check "Remember Password" it works fine for the
> > current session but Windows Mail asks again at the next start.
> >
> >