Yahoo within Mail not working on iMac with macOS High Sierra.

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Yahoo within Mail not working on iMac with macOS High Sierra.

iMac 27" (2011) High Sierra 10.13.6

Using Apple Mail for iCloud, Gmail and Yahoo e-mails. Yahoo suddenly stopped delivering or sending mail. Decided to uninstall and re-install the Yahoo account, but Mail is not accepting a new install, e-mail address and password are correct.

I have the same problem on iPhone (17.4.1) where the accounts are grayed out and I cannot add the password which is demanded (Also my personal account Settings, and Face time App are grayed out).

I don't see the connection between these related problems, hopefully somebody can help me.

Didier

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iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 22, 2024 1:02 PM

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BDAqua

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Mar 22, 2024 1:12 PM in response to Didier

On the iMac...

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…

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254879377?answerId=259401519022&sortBy=oldest_first#259401519022

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.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255004776

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