Unable to configure iCloud email account with a generated password
I am trying without any success to use my iCloud email account. Because I have two facto authentication enabled, I had to generate a password, but even if I am using it inside the right field, I still keep receiving the message "wrong password".
The configuration goes perfectly and even if I try to follow these instructions nothing changes. I tried with several combinations and different email address / passwords / computers / internet connections. Nothing works with iCloud and Thunderbird.
What am I doing wrong?
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I have heard of people having some success by turning off the 2 stage routine and then establishi8ng the account in Thunderbird. After they got it working they went back to the 2 stage process and then changed the password in Thunderbird.
I am not an Apple person so if that does not work I have no other suggestion.
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Airmail said
I have heard of people having some success by turning off the 2 stage routine and then establishi8ng the account in Thunderbird. After they got it working they went back to the 2 stage process and then changed the password in Thunderbird. I am not an Apple person so if that does not work I have no other suggestion.
How can I "turn off the 2nd stage of the routine" exactly?
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I have disabled the 2nd step on iCloud, then started configuring on THunderbird. It was working but not downloading from IMAP the emails/directory. It was saying "wrong password" but the account was in the list. Then I re-enabled the 2nd step authentication on iCloud and a new specific password was generated, but also with that password Thunderbird was not working.
Any solution? I have two Macs and on both of them this is not working. :(
Do you by any chance have an anti virus program or an application based firewall?
Matt said
Do you by any chance have an anti virus program or an application based firewall?
No I am not using any firewall or anti-virus program on my Mac