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CANNOT ADD EMAIL ACCOUNT

I used my bellsouth email account for a very long time on my iMac. It got to a point that I could no longer send or receive mail. I could not fix the problem, so I decided to delete the account and reboot, and then add it back. Upon doing so, I got the message "unable to verify account name or password"; so I am stuck. The account name and password are correct, because I can access it in Safari by using the same credentials. How can this be fixed?

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 3:43 PM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2021 4:01 PM

Maybe they've gone & done this like other providers with notifying users...


Many eMail providers now require a separate App Password…


Then you may need Ways to securely access AOL Mail…

https://help.aol.com/articles/allow-apps-that-use-less-secure-sign-in


Or it may just need an App Password...

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en-GB


Yahoo has gone to this too...

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/access-yahoo-mail-third-party-apps-sln15241.html


Yahoo App password…

Generate and manage third-party app passwords

Some older, third-party email apps (that do not use our Yahoo branded sign in page) require you to enter a single password for login credentials. To access your Yahoo Mail account on these apps, you'll need to generate and use an app password. An app password is a long, randomly generated code that gives a non-Yahoo app permission to access your Yahoo account. You’ll only need to provide this code once to sign in to your third-party email app.

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/access-yahoo-mail-third-party-apps-sln15241.html

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Apr 24, 2021 4:01 PM in response to SNK1947

Maybe they've gone & done this like other providers with notifying users...


Many eMail providers now require a separate App Password…


Then you may need Ways to securely access AOL Mail…

https://help.aol.com/articles/allow-apps-that-use-less-secure-sign-in


Or it may just need an App Password...

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en-GB


Yahoo has gone to this too...

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/access-yahoo-mail-third-party-apps-sln15241.html


Yahoo App password…

Generate and manage third-party app passwords

Some older, third-party email apps (that do not use our Yahoo branded sign in page) require you to enter a single password for login credentials. To access your Yahoo Mail account on these apps, you'll need to generate and use an app password. An app password is a long, randomly generated code that gives a non-Yahoo app permission to access your Yahoo account. You’ll only need to provide this code once to sign in to your third-party email app.

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/access-yahoo-mail-third-party-apps-sln15241.html

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