Thunderbird 24.5.0 won't stop trying to log into NNTP account, can't read old messages

I have a dead news account with a lot of old posts saved. Both of the "Check for new messages" settings for the server are unchecked, and no newsgroups on this server are selected for offline use (anymore).
When I start Thunderbird, it repeatedly tries to log into this account and puts up the password prompt. I canceled the prompt hundreds of times and it kept coming up. Eventually I was able to select one group that had a large unread count and hit C to mark all the posts read, and that seems to have gotten it under control. It still tries to log in at startup, though, and again anytime I select this server or any group or message on it.
Well, it *was* under control for a while, but after my system went to sleep and came back it prompted me a few hundred more times.
While I'm in online mode, Thunderbird refuses to display any of the saved messages. If I select "Work Offline," then it will display them.

''... no newsgroups on this server are selected for offline use (anymore).''
This contradicts with
''If I select "Work Offline," then it will display them.''
So what's correct?
If you still want to access those posts, why can't you simply enter the password for the account?

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