Re: [Evolution] Can't authenticate yahoo imap

[M <kiwirider777 gmail com>]

    Yahoo have switched to Oauth. You need to change that setting in
    Evolution, or follow the instructions they sent out about using a
    1-time password or other options. 
    
    Under Edit -> Accounts -> Mail accounts, under the account and
    receiving options. I don't have evolution on this machine so cannot
    check more sorry. 
    
    Changing to Oauth from whatever other method should fix this.
    Alternatively, removing and re-creating the account could also work
    - but that would also mean re-syncing the emails and that could be a
    long process if you retain a large amount of them.

(Apologies to others for sending responses off-list. I hit 'reply' by habit on Thunderbird instead of 'reply-list' which is in a slightly different place :( )

On 18/11/20 2:23 pm, Van Snyder via evolution-list wrote:

I've used Evolution on various Linux distributions for years.

I have two accounts @sbcglobal.net.

Both receive mail via imap.mail.yahoo.com on port 993 using TLS.

One works fine.

Starting yesterday, the other one asks for my password, then asks again, then asks again ....

The message is "Authentication Failed IMAP server said BYE: IMAPrev4 imap.mail.yahoo.com.

I didn't update any software.

I didn't change any settings.

I only sat down at my computer and clicked on the account's "Inbox" button.

I reloaded Evolution.

I rebooted.

I changed my password.

Nothing worked.

I have evolution on three different Linux installations, from Debian, Ubuntu, and CentOS. I have the same behavior on all three computers.

What next?

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