Cannot connect Yahoo E-Mail account to Apple Mail - iMac 2013 os Catalina 10.15.7

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Cannot connect Yahoo E-Mail account to Apple Mail - iMac 2013 os Catalina 10.15.7

Following the instructions I can enter my Yahoo account name and password, I then get the message - Authentifizierung Fehlgeschlagen (Authentification failed) - Anmeldung bei Yahoo fehlgeschlagen, bitte versuche es später eneut (Login to Yahoo failed, please try again later). I have now been trying for several days with 2 different Yahoo accounts.

I am sure that here you will tell me it is a problem with Yahoo, and at Yahoo, I will be told it is a problem with Apple.

I am sick and fed up with having to solve problems between my computer, various software, anti-virus programmes, my internet provider, and god knows who else. Not being able to talk to a real person having to wade through loads of technical gobbledygook that I don't really understand, communicating with AI that does not understand my problem or waiting to hope that somebody in a community notices, understands, has a solution for and replies.

I want proper support in real-time from a human being!

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 17, 2024 10:28 PM

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Mar 18, 2024 12:46 AM in response to AngloGerman

Just other users here, but anti-virus programs are likely part of your problems.

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.

Yahoo has gone to this too...

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

Yahoo cure, thanks to tekkaman65535…

yahoo mail failed to authenticate - Apple Community

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

Most likely biggest factor is using Other in Mail setup, then using a Browser that doesn’t have Yahoo PW stored init to get the App PW.

Changed Yahoo password, yahoo stopped sen… - Apple Community

If you need further assistance...

Are you running any VPN, Anti-Virus, or Cleaning apps?

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

Using EtreCheck - Apple Community

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…

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Use the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts...

Earlier versions of etrecheck...

https://macdownload.informer.com/etrecheck/versions/

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