Re: [Evolution] unable to save read port

[Kevin T <nevikintx yahoo com>]

On Mon, 2022-07-04 at 00:06 +0000, Richard wrote:
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>  

Richard,  yes the 'app password' from yahoo did the trick. 
Generating the app password and using it to 'access' the server 
worked.  Same password for imap and smtp.

the version of evolution is, 3.28.5

thanks all

Kevin
> > Date: Sunday, July 03, 2022 23:43:01 +0000
> > From: Kevin T via evolution-list <evolution-list gnome org>
> >
> > reading the mail is still not working.=A0 keeps popping up the
> > password entry form.=A0=A0 I know the password is correct as i used
> > it to get to yahoo mail via firebird on the centos box.=A0 I =
> retyped
> > the password numerous times.=A0=A0 I tried using the full email
> > address and just the email without the domain.=A0 I tried changing
> > the imap to imaps.=A0 all attemps fail the same. this is what yahoo
> > says it should be set to.
>
> Do you mean "firefox", i.e., accessing your yahoo mail via their
> webmail interface?
>
>    > to get to yahoo mail via firebird on the centos box
>
> I believe that when using 3rd-party email clients Yahoo now requires
> that you either set up and use a yahoo "app password", or OAuth 2. I
> don't think that using the yahoo site-password will work any longer
> with a 3rd-party mail client.
>
>
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