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mgsalinger Author

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16 points

Cannot get yahoo mail on Imac

I am receiving my Yahoo mail on all my Apple devices - phone, watch, MacBook Pro - but not on my iMac. All the mail settings are correct. I deleted the account, shut down and restarted the computer, and tried to re-add it. Using the Yahoo add button I put in my address and password and it looks like it is going to connect then I get an error message "Failed to authenticate with Yahoo!, please try again later". I do receive an email on my other devices from Yahoo that says New sign on Mac OS X. But the account does not load into the mail app on my iMac. I also tried to add the account using the "other" option - got the same error message.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 12, 2023 4:55 PM

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randomuser1001

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Posted on Oct 21, 2023 8:32 AM

Solved. In Mac Mail - Go to Add Account and Select "Other". When prompted for email / password - enter your yahoo email address. For password - go to Yahoo Security Page (https://login.yahoo.com/myaccount/security/) and Generate App Key. (Generate and manage app passwords) Use this 16 character code as password.

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BDAqua

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May 13, 2023 9:09 AM in response to mgsalinger

Good work, great to hear my friend.:)

Is the MacBook running a later version of theOS?

mgsalinger Author

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May 13, 2023 10:02 AM in response to BDAqua

Not sure I have everything on auto update and the iMac showed that it was up to date. It’s also old. Cheers.

Old Toad

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May 13, 2023 2:15 PM in response to mgsalinger

mamab4x

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Apr 2, 2024 11:58 AM in response to JBOKIE

I straight up love you rn! Been trying to get this for days!!! Couldn't find settings anywhere....

MID2170

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22 points

Apr 29, 2024 8:24 PM in response to JBOKIE

are you able to send email out? I did the same as you suggested, using both POP and IMAP and both work. But I can not get it to connect to an outgoing email server.

MID2170

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May 5, 2024 9:29 PM in response to thinshane

Unfortunately I am only able to receive emails after all of this. I am not able to send emails. Anyone else having this issue?

BDAqua

Level 10

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May 6, 2024 7:30 AM in response to MID2170

Any chance Cox is your ISP?

Cox for Apple Mail…

https://forums.cox.com/discussions/internet/using-yahoo-email-in-mac-os-mail-app/151730

May 8, 2024 6:26 PM in response to randomuser1001

Genius....after spending 4-6 hours today looking everywhere how to fix this your solution worked. Much thanks

jpoinier

Level 1

8 points

May 24, 2024 12:03 PM in response to randomuser1001

You're a lifesaver, randomuser1001! Cox recently switched to Yahoo as an email provider and their instructions were terrible.

Jun 4, 2024 5:22 PM in response to randomuser1001

What app name do I enter in the Yahoo Security Page?

Jun 5, 2024 12:02 PM in response to Bgold1313

Anything that lets you remember the app where you entered the password.

tyrone2k

Level 1

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Jul 1, 2024 10:03 AM in response to MID2170

This worked, thank you.

Jul 18, 2024 9:08 PM in response to randomuser1001

If this is the correct answer, the correct question is whether Yahoo Mail on the Mac is the worst mail application ever created or is it the sad outcome of product neglect?

Cannot get yahoo mail on Imac