HT204187: If Mail on your Mac keeps asking for your password

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Dub zz
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Q: outgoing mail rejects password on one computer but not the other

The mail program says the outgoing mail password is incorrect on wife's desktop computer, but mail works from her iPad.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 21.5-inch: 2.5GHz Quad core i5

Posted on Feb 18, 2015 9:16 AM

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Dub zz

Q: outgoing mail rejects password on one computer but not the other

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Feb 18, 2015 2:27 PM in response to Dub zz
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    Feb 18, 2015 2:27 PM in response to Dub zz

    Try deleting the password from Application/Utilities/Keychain Access. While there, Keychain Access menu/First Aid.

  • by rgbaughn,

    rgbaughn rgbaughn Apr 2, 2015 4:08 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Apr 2, 2015 4:08 PM in response to Eric Root

    I, too, have the same problems as listed above. I have changed my password in my mail account several times. Each time my iPhone and iPad accept the new password and is able to send/receive mail. My macbookPro rejects it each time. I have tried deleting it from keychain...still did not fix the problem. Any other suggestions?