My Mail application, on both my MacBook Pro (with Lion) and Power PC G5 (with Leopard) continues to periodically ask for the password for my Yahoo (set up as IMAP) account. My three other accounts, including iCloud, operate correctly. I do have the password saved in the account information under Preferences. What is going on with this account?
Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Open Keychain Access in Utilities, use Keychain First Aid under the Keychain Menu item, then either check the Password under that item, change it, or delete it and start over.
Thanks. I tried the Keychange update with no success.
The problem is happening on both Macs, so it likely isn't a keychain issue on one Mac.
The Mail message I receive is: "The Yahoo! IMAP server “imap.mail.yahoo.com” rejected the password for user [XXXXXX]."
I have separatelly tried logging into my Yahoo account, and do get in with no problem.
Other thoughts?
I think it's a problem with Yahoo's Servers if the same PW gets you in via WebMail.
Its curious. It would seem the problem is with the Yahoo servers. I used the link and reported an intermittent problem. I tried changing my Yahoo password. Subsequently, I received (in Mail) an email from Yahoo to my Yahoo address that my password had been changed. A little bit later, Mail again asked for my Yahoo password indicating the current one (I had already changed it in Mail) was incorrect. My Yahoo account has been on-line and then later off-line with a PW rejection. Oh well.
Thanks for the suggestions. I learn with each one.
OK, good luck Michael, I've seen many problems with Yahoo eMail in my days, might consider some other alternative. 🙂
Thanks - I probably would drop it, but I use it only to view email associated with a particular Yahoo group. My other accounts function fine.
Take care.
Looks like this has been 'fixed' as not had this eror message for 2 /3 days now!!
Fingers crossed!!!
I've also had the same issue on and off for months, it's really annoying. I've just re-entered my user name and password on the BT Yahoo mail home page and that seems to have cured the problem. (For now at least).
This information is awesome.....I checked several items relating to my yahoo yahoo email and noticed that in 1 I had a lower case letter and in another it was upper case...I changed them and now it works.. thank you.
Mail account continues to ask for password
