Yahoo IMAP server - Rejected Password

I thought I had fixed it by logging out of the site, but today I've been having the same problem again. It keeps saying that i have the wrong username and password.

SNAP - all day yesterday it was 100% woke up this morning and it is rejecting my password.

This is a ridiculous state of affairs when Apple / Yahoo cannot fix this once and for all!

On this problem I eventually managed to email Yahoo, the reply, (automated) was that yahoo do not answer technical questions !!!! and to go to their help forums where members of the comunity can answer your query.

What bloody good is that, we all dont know the answer. Talk about pass the buck. Yahoo suck !!

Agreed 100%. Yahoo lives up to its name.

With that said, I think this is an Apple problem.

I've been checking a number of threads on this matter and have not yet seen an example where anybody reinstalled the Mac Mail application.

Anybody try this?

No, haven't tried that - I am quite new to Mac, so wouldn't know how!!

Again, logged into and out of Yahoo and it works for a day or two, then same scenario.

it seems no-one wants to take responsibility - my Iphone works fine, but when this happens it stops email arriving on my IPad??

Alert: Intermittent Password Issues

Several intermittent password-related issues that may impact customers, including the following:

• Customer email passwords suddenly stop working
• After password resets, customers are unable to access email
• Customers are getting caught in password reset loops
• The "Remember Me" password option for email isn't always working
• Customers are unable to send/receive email with new mail settings

It says it on Yahoo Website...Stop blaming Apple

Brilliant - can you paste the link, so those of us with the problem can keep an eye on it - incase they solve the problem.

Thanks

Yes - if that's on Yahoo web site its good, I too would like the link as I cannot find anything on Yahoo web site, just keep going in circles. The link would be great, thanks for that.

Cheers djdannyde

Yep, if it's a yahoo problem how come it still works fine on my iPad & iPhone. My solution to changing to gmail has worked a treat and I have now left all the spam mail that used to get through on my yahoo account behind. I know that not everyone can do this but this is all I have found that works. Even appointments at the genius bar after lugging my iMac to the store was a fix for a day.

if it's a yahoo problem how come it still works fine on my...

yes - everything else works fine - except Apple Mail.

Thunderbird (Free Mozilla mail program) works fine getting mail from Yahoo in OSX - no errors. It's not as pretty as Apple Mail however.

I think it's a yahoo problem. The iOS devices use a different server (apple.pop.mail.yahoo.com), which is different than the yahoo IMAP server. I am also experiencing the password issue in Outlook as well. I think there is something wrong with that particular server. That, and that that server is officially only for use mobile devices (other than apple devices which have the server mentioned above) so it probably doesn't like desktop clients connecting to it.

I seem to have found a workaround for this, working at least for now!

MacBook Pro OS X 10.7.3

Under Account Information, incoming mail server is set to imap.mail.yahoo.com. I changed the username to username@btopenworld.com (same password).

For outgoing mail server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com

select default ports

unclicked SSL Layer

username: username@btinternet.com (same password as above)

Finally, under 'Advanced' tab of Accounts, selected Port 993 (not default 143) and ticked 'Use SSL'

Where did the Openworld.com account come from? I found it by directly accessing the Yahoo mail account on t'Internet and selecting options (top of page) -> mail options (middle left of screen) -> BT Yahoo Mail Extra Address

Hopefully the openworld server won't have the same glitch as the btinternet

Hi DenisC_1970

This sounds hopefull, how long has it been working for ?

Is this only for the mail extra accounts, as I am on the free account.

Hi Mick571

Only about 24 hours so far. I've switched the mac off and on, put it in and out of sleep, etc and so far so good.

I'm no longer exactly sure where the openworld address came from - I think we changed package with BT at some point and we were 'upgraded', but it's lost in the mists of time.

Sorry, I can't answer your free account question.

I had previously tried the keychain deletion, but I couldn't get the account to work even for a short period. Like others have noted, my iphone and ipad work fine.

Thanks for that DenisC_1970 and "good luck"