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"Configuraton could not be verified" suggests username or password BUT . . .

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Mail account set-up discovers the correct settings but keeps failing to verify. I triple checked email address & password. Went away to do manual things. Tried again. Tried variations including manual setup. Again triple checking everything. Still will not verify. What stupid, simple thing still needs to be done?

Mail account set-up discovers the correct settings but keeps failing to verify. I triple checked email address & password. Went away to do manual things. Tried again. Tried variations including manual setup. Again triple checking everything. Still will not verify. What stupid, simple thing still needs to be done?

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christ1
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Who's the email provider?

Have you verified that your credentials work with webmail?