Hi,
I'm on Mac OS High Sierra version 10.13.6
Since few days I have problems with my AOL account in the mail application both on my MAC and my iOS devices. It does not accept the password and stays offline. If I access ma AOL account via web-browser or using the Dispatch app on iOS it works fine.
Any idea?
MacBook Pro 13", 10.13
I've had this problem also. I installed "bird of thunder" and it was able to connect to AOL out of the box. When I tried to go to my Mac account it balked. Ding ding ding - I have 2 factor authorization turned on for the Mac account. I checked the server settings in "bird of thunder" for the AOL account and found it was using OAuth2 Microsoftese for 2 factor authorization. I found the instructions on turning 2 factor on for AOL here:
Been up for 2 hours, a new record!
I use it on my Linux boxes. I just generated the 2 factor password in a web browser and copied and pasted it into Mac Mail.
contact AOL or look at their support site.
I checked the AOL support pages but did not find any solution. Wonder why this should be on AOL, because it works fine accessing the mail box via web-browser or if I use the Dispatch App on my iPhone or iPad. It just not works using the native Mac OS mail application or the iOS mail application.
OK. Did I get it right that I should activate 2 factor authenitcaion in AOL to have to work again with Mac OS Mail application? I just checked as you advised and currently my AOL mail account is not on 2 factor authentication.
Did you change your AOL password recently?
Yes, I did. It works fine accessing the mails via web-browser.
Uhhggg... being deaf & no phone, I despise 2 factor anything.
Thanks for the hint, will try although I like the standard Mac OS mail application.
Your AOL account might be able to send it to an email address.
I prefer the Mac Mail layout, but you can see more of what's going on in the Thunderbird setup.
Open Keychain Access in Utilities, then either check the Password under that item, change it, or delete it and start over.
Enter the part after the @sign in the search bar.
You may have duplicate or more entries in Keychain Access.
If using a browser to login via WebMail works it's not Name or Password, but an older stored one most likely.
Issue with aol account in mail
