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Thunderbird refuses to accept my iCloud password and keeps prompting me that the login to server imap.mail.me.com failed?

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Stylesauce
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Pretty much the title. It used to work and suddenly I get prompted to enter my password which it refuses to accept (I assume that it's my iCloud password which I also use for my webmail).

I double-checked my settings and they seem fine. Tried to remove the domain in the User Name (@me.com) as suggested online which did not help.

I do not use the apple 2-step-verification either. What am I missing?

Cheers and thanks in advance!

Pretty much the title. It used to work and suddenly I get prompted to enter my password which it refuses to accept (I assume that it's my iCloud password which I also use for my webmail). I double-checked my settings and they seem fine. Tried to remove the domain in the User Name (@me.com) as suggested online which did not help. I do not use the apple 2-step-verification either. What am I missing? Cheers and thanks in advance!

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I guess you missed the meno from iCloud that after June 15 you have to use 2 factor authentication and an app specific password.

http://www.macworld.com/article/3197439/security/apples-new-icloud-security-requirements-how-it-affects-you-and-the-software-you-use.html

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user01229325
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I guess you missed the meno from iCloud that after June 15 you have to use 2 factor authentication and an app specific password.

http://www.macworld.com/article/3197439/security/apples-new-icloud-security-requirements-how-it-affects-you-and-the-software-you-use.html

kikstart2
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see my post to resolve issue

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1174729