Comment 24 for bug 297301

(In reply to comment #11)
> Is it possible to clarify that hitting cancel will not forget the current
> password? My mail server seems to occasionally fail authentication for no
> particular reason (overloaded, perhaps). Should it present a dialog like so
> instead? Feel free to fix the wording!
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------+
> | Failed to retrieve mail from the server. The error |
> | was: |
> | |
> | Err: Server Temporarily Unavailable |
> | |
> | Would you like to retry or enter a new password? |
> | |
> | | Retry | | Enter New Password | | Cancel | |
> +-------------------------------------------------------+
>
> I have *no* idea what clicking cancel will do when prompted after an
> authentication failure. I usually try entering the password again. It would be
> nice to mention what was happening.
>
>

This looks like it would be the ideal fix to me!