Connection Doctor shows all accounts are online so why can't I OUT my email with Apple Mail

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Connection Doctor shows all accounts are online so why can't I OUT my email with Apple Mail

I am on my Mac Book using Big Sur and a couple day ago I started having trouble sending out mail, I receive mail jus Fine. I have had the account for several years and had no problem before. Now nothing but problems.

I checked all account settings in mail, all good, checked Connection Doctor, all Green everything as should be. I even spent 2 hours with internet Server, the techs I spoke to two, said every thing was fine their signals were go. So I changed my password thinking that was a problem for some reason,It worked for one (!) test.

I justified to send an important email, would not go the list thatches up says all SMTP Offline, but Connection Doctor shows Online and Accounts show Online. I can't keep deleting and reentering information every time I want to send an email. Please someone must have the answer..

At my wits end.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 8:05 PM

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BDAqua

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Sep 3, 2022 9:01 AM in response to MAFORUMS

Quite curious, see if this applies...

Mac's Mail App is not as modern as iOS's Mail app, Many eMail providers now require a separate App Password different from your eMail 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 separate from the gMail password…

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

Note from PrestoWebDesign…

Trying to add Gmail account to Apple Mail… - Apple Community

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

Using app passwords with apps that don't support two-step verification (microsoft.com)

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Connection Doctor shows all accounts are online so why can't I OUT my email with Apple Mail

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