School Email Not Loading in Mail app - Likely Due to Required Authentication Process?

I work for a school system that recently implemented a multi-step authentication process for email. Just this week, my school email will not load at all in my Mail app on my phone or on my computer.


My personal Gmail loads just fine. I've tried everything for my school email, from a software update, to deleting my email account, to changing wifi connections, but nothing works.


I have reason to believe that this is likely due to the fact that the Apple Mail app does not require any kind of authenticator to access... There are MANY school employees across our school system with the same issue-- some are even Android users trying to access their school email from the Android Mail app.


I'm in need of some serious IT support to solve this issue for not just me, but many teachers/employees across my county! Please help!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 18, 2023 2:41 PM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2023 3:21 PM

Hello, with multi-factor authentication enabled, some applications that do not support it will not be able to authenticate. What is often done is to generate an APP-SPECIFIC-PASSWORD - this password is then used for an app to authenticate without the multi-factor prompt.


Generating app-specific-passwords is done usually where you set your account security settings.


Good luck!

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Oct 18, 2023 3:21 PM in response to ashbrittain96

Hello, with multi-factor authentication enabled, some applications that do not support it will not be able to authenticate. What is often done is to generate an APP-SPECIFIC-PASSWORD - this password is then used for an app to authenticate without the multi-factor prompt.


Generating app-specific-passwords is done usually where you set your account security settings.


Good luck!

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