I'm in the process of migrating a computer from Windows To Ubuntu. I followed these instructions to move my Thunderbird emails over. The emails that I moved show up, but when I try to check for new emails I get this message:
Sending of password did not succeed. Mail server pop.windstream.net responded:
[IN-USE] account is locked by another session or for maintenance, try again.
I click OK and another box pops up saying:
Login to server pop.windstream.net failed.
With 3 options:
- "Enter new password" (I'm SURE the one I'm typing is correct)
- "Cancel"
- "Retry"
I've tried all 3. Retyping my password, clicking "Retry", same result.
While I was typing this, I got a toast that said:
Thunderbird's attempt to connect to pop.windstream.net has timed out.
What is causing this and how can I fix it?
The reason for my migration was a virus on the Windows machine. As it turns out, the virus was automatically sending email. A pop server can only handle one client at a time so I was prevented from accessing the account on another machine. Unplugging the infected machine's internet cord solved the problem.