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mail doesn't accept password

Mail doesn't accept password

Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 13, 2013 6:17 PM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2013 6:21 PM

Hello,


The Password rejection can confuse people since it's a catch all meaning...


This Password, Username, Authentication method... is not recognized on this Port to this Server, or a server end problem.


If using a browser to login via WebMail works it's not Name or Password, but one of the other ones.


The receiving email ports are:


IMAP is port 143

IMAP-SSL is port 993

POP is port 110

POP-SSL is port 995

Outgoing ports are...

SMTP and SMTP-SSL is on ports 25, 587 and 465. Port 587 has to be SSL, and port 465 is enforced TLS-wrapped and is generally used by Outlook users.

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Jan 13, 2013 6:21 PM in response to annekerients

Hello,


The Password rejection can confuse people since it's a catch all meaning...


This Password, Username, Authentication method... is not recognized on this Port to this Server, or a server end problem.


If using a browser to login via WebMail works it's not Name or Password, but one of the other ones.


The receiving email ports are:


IMAP is port 143

IMAP-SSL is port 993

POP is port 110

POP-SSL is port 995

Outgoing ports are...

SMTP and SMTP-SSL is on ports 25, 587 and 465. Port 587 has to be SSL, and port 465 is enforced TLS-wrapped and is generally used by Outlook users.

mail doesn't accept password

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